National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act
Latest action · Jul 28, 2008 Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence to work in collaboration with the American Bar Association Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and other organizations to create, recruit lawyers for, and provide training, mentoring, and technical assistance for a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network.
Requires the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice to designate five states in which to implement the pilot program of a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Referral Project and distribute funds under this Act.
Requires the Attorney General to award grants to national domestic violence legal technical assistance providers to expand their services to provide training and ongoing technical assistance to volunteer attorneys in the National Domestic Violence Volunteer Network, statewide legal coordinators, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and Internet-based legal referral organizations.
Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to the National Domestic Violence Hotline to provide information about statewide legal coordinators and legal services; and (2) award grants to Internet-based non-profit organizations with a demonstrated expertise on domestic violence to provide state-specific information about statewide legal coordinators and legal services through the Internet.
Directs the National Institute of Justice to study and report to Congress on the scope and quality of legal representation and advocacy for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, including the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
Directs the Attorney General to establish the Domestic Violence Legal Advisory Task Force.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2008 to Sep 8, 2008, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | May 20, 2008 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 22, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 8, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 28, 2008Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
- May 20, 2008Introduced in House
- May 20, 2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 20, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E976)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1515 | National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act | Related bill | Jul 29, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Family violence
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Internet
- Law
- Lawyers
- Legal education
- Legal services
- Nonprofit organizations
- Professional associations
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Stalking
- Victims of crimes
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2008Introduced in House
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