HR 2670 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act

Introduced Jul 27, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA

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Latest action · Oct 31, 2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1972)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic or sexual violence. Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave.

Authorizes State use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for emergency leave precipitated by domestic or sexual violence .

Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to approval of State unemployment compensation laws to prohibit denial of compensation where an individual is separated from employment due to circumstances resulting from the individual's experience of domestic or sexual violence.

Amends the Social Security Act to include training under this Act for unemployment compensation and TANF personnel.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a national victim services organization to develop and disseminate a model program for domestic and sexual violence training.

Victims' Employment Sustainability Act - Prohibits certain discriminatory employer practices relating to terms or conditions of employment in connection with victims of domestic or sexual violence.

Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits denial or restriction of insurance coverage based on the status of the applicant or insured regarding abuse or abuse-related claims.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business related credit for 40 percent of an employer's costs for implementing workplace safety and education programs relating to domestic and sexual violence.

Authorizes the Attorney General to provide a grant for a clearinghouse and resource center to provide information and assistance to employers, labor organizations, and advocates on behalf of victims of domestic or sexual violence.

Cosponsors 115

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2001 to May 21, 2002; 106 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJul 27, 2001
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanOriginalJul 27, 2001
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-FLCarrie P. MeekOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJul 27, 2001
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-ORDarlene HooleyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-ORDavid WuOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-AZEd PastorOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NCEva M. ClaytonOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYJohn J. LaFalceOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MOKaren McCarthyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-ILLane EvansOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CALois CappsOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-MILynn N. RiversOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-HIPatsy T. MinkOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJul 27, 2001
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-VARick BoucherOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-GURobert A. UnderwoodOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CASam FarrOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-PATim HoldenOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CATom LantosOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJul 27, 2001
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerAug 1, 2001
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Aug 1, 2001
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOct 2, 2001
D-NJSteven R. RothmanNov 28, 2001
D-MIBart StupakDec 4, 2001
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJan 29, 2002
D-WARick LarsenApr 23, 2002
D-MNJames L. OberstarMay 20, 2002
D-WIRon KindMay 21, 2002

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2001
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
Referred Nov 13, 2001
Workforce Protections Subcommittee
Referred Nov 13, 2001
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2001
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Aug 16, 2001

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 31, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1972)
  2. Oct 28, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1962)
  3. Nov 13, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
  4. Nov 13, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
  5. Aug 16, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1972Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CAOct 31, 2001

Research

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Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 107-591VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE: THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM AND WHAT GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS ARE DOING ABOUT IT43 pagesHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeJul 25, 2002

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1249Victims' Economic Security and Safety ActIdentical billJul 25, 2001

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic and sexual violence, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act
Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
Victims' of Abuse Insurance Protection Act
Victim's Employment Sustainability Act

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2001Introduced in House

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