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HEALS Act

Introduced: November 20, 2019 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Nov 21, 2019
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 308.
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through FY2029, modifies, and establishes new programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act, which provides funding and other support to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

Among the bill's changes, it expands activities in rural areas and among tribal populations; addresses female genital mutilation; and establishes new protections to promote housing stability for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

What's happening now November 21, 2019

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 308.

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  • HR 779 Related bill Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019
  • HR 1351 Related bill SURVIVE Act
  • HR 1574 Related bill Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019
  • HR 3583 Related bill Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019
  • HR 4289 Related bill BADGES for Native Communities Act
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  • S 171 Related bill Abby Honold Act
  • S 210 Related bill Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2019
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  • S 226 Related bill Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019
  • S 855 Related bill Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019
  • S 1624 Related bill HEALS Act
  • S 1853 Related bill BADGES for Native Communities Act
  • S 2017 Related bill Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019
  • S 2647 Related bill CREEPS Act
  • S 227 Related bill Savanna's Act
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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 9
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Dec 17, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 20, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 20, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Nov 20, 2019
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Nov 20, 2019
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Nov 20, 2019
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Nov 20, 2019
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Nov 20, 2019
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Nov 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2920: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2920/
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"S. 2920: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2920/.
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S. 2920, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2920/.
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