Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009
Latest action · Aug 19, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to: (1) amend certain definitions, grant conditions relating to confidential information, and matching fund requirements under such Act; (2) expand the role of the national resource center on workplace responses to domestic violence to require information and assistance to victim service providers and other community-based organizations and coalitions; and (3) expand requirements for providing culturally and linguistically specific services to domestic and sexual violence victims.
Amends grant provisions under the violence against women program of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) impose limits on Internet publication of protection order information in domestic violence cases; (2) exempt victims of dating violence from certain costs for criminal proceedings and protection orders; (3) provide for sexual assault forensic medical personnel examiners to collect and preserve evidence in sexual assault cases; and (4) expand grant purposes to include HIV, hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment for victims of sexual assault.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to expand visa eligibility for aliens who are victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking.
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 to permit certain aliens lawfully present in the United States to qualify for low-income housing assistance.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2009 to Dec 2, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Nov 3, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Nov 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Dec 11, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jan 27, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jan 27, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jan 27, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-HI | Charles K. Djou | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Sep 23, 2010 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Dec 2, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 19, 2009 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 19, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 30, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
- Jul 30, 2009Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jul 30, 2009Referred to House Financial Services
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 327 | Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 | Related bill | Oct 1, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims and provide for technical corrections.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government information and archives
- HIV/AIDS
- Immigration status and procedures
- Indian social and development programs
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Public housing
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2009Introduced in House
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