Victims of Violence Confidentiality Act of 2005
Latest action · Nov 3, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
- IntroducedNov 3, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Victims of Violence Confidentality Act of 2005 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to keep confidential the addresses of victims of domestic violence otherwise included in the state's computerized statewide voter registration list.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2005 to Dec 8, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Nov 18, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Nov 18, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Nov 18, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Dec 8, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Nov 3, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2005Introduced in House
- Nov 3, 2005Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33894 | Election Reform: Issues and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Feb 28, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to keep confidential the addresses of victims of domestic violence which are included in the State's computerized Statewide voter registration list, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Victims of Violence Confidentiality Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Authorization
- Confidential communications
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Data banks
- Directories
- Economics and Public Finance
- Election administration
- Election Assistance Commission
- Families
- Family violence
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Identification devices
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Law
- Rape
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Stalking
- Victims of crimes
- Voter registration
- Wife abuse
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.