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HR 6764 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2022

Introduced: March 8, 2022 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2022

This bill establishes a framework to prohibit correctional institutions at the federal and state levels from using gender identity to house inmates of one biological sex with inmates of the other biological sex.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3481 Identical bill Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 9
Bucshon, Larry
· May 6, 2022
Brooks, Mo
· Mar 15, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Mar 8, 2022
Keller, Fred
· Mar 8, 2022
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 2, 2022
Hartzler, Vicky
· Mar 2, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 28, 2022
Lesko, Debbie
· Feb 28, 2022
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 18, 2022
Buck, Ken
· Feb 18, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 18, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Feb 18, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Feb 18, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6764: Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6764/
MLA
"H.R. 6764: Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6764/.
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H.R. 6764, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6764/.
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