Domestic Violence Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act
Latest action · Dec 10, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 30, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Domestic Violence Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act - Requires the Attorney General, acting through the Violence Against Women Office, to make grants to public or private nonprofit entities, States, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minority communities and immigrant communities about domestic violence, including its effects, methods of preventing or reducing it, and available services to such victims.
Cosponsors 68
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 30, 2003 to Jul 15, 2004; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| D-GA | Denise L. Majette | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Nov 7, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Nov 7, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Nov 7, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Nov 7, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Nov 7, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 7, 2003 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | Jan 20, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jan 20, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jan 20, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jan 20, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Jan 20, 2004 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jan 20, 2004 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jan 21, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jan 21, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jan 27, 2004 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Feb 3, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 24, 2004 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Feb 24, 2004 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 11, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 11, 2004 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 11, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | May 12, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | May 20, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 24, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jul 15, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 30, 2003 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Dec 10, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Oct 30, 2003Introduced in House
- Oct 30, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10134)
- Oct 30, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2186 | Hilda L. Solis D-CA | Oct 31, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10134 | Hilda L. Solis D-CA | Oct 30, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-33 | H.R. 3245, COMMERCIAL SPACE ACT OF 2003114 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Nov 5, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minority communities and immigrant communities about domestic violence.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Domestic Violence Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2003Introduced in House
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