S 1959
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Sex offenses
Ensuring Representation for Survivors Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Representation for Survivors Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and otherwise revises the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program. Specifically, the bill allows states to receive and distribute a certain percentage of total grant funding to implement, expand, and establish efforts to provide legal assistance (e.g., pro bono representation and legal advocacy) to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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