Violence Against Women Health Initiative Act of 2011
Latest action · Apr 25, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Violence Against Women Health Initiative Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and revise a program to award grants to strengthen the response of state, tribal, territorial, or local health care systems to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including by: (1) placing the program in the Office of Women's Health; (2) making victim services programs eligible for grants; (3) extending the grant period from two years to 36 months; and (4) including as a mandatory strategy under the grant that health information technology be used to improve documentation, identification, assessment, treatment, and follow-up care.
Reauthorizes and revises a program to provide training to health care professionals on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, including by: (1) placing the program in the Office of Women's Health; (2) including public health staff and allied health professionals in such program; (3) expanding the types of entities eligible for grants; (4) expanding the use of the grants to include developing training for psychology and social work students or providers; and (5) eliminating the matching requirement.
Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to reauthorize and revise a research program on effective interventions in health care settings that prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault and that prevent the health effects of such violence and improve the safety and health of individuals who are currently being victimized, including by requiring research on: (1) effective health care interventions to domestic and sexual violence and sexual coercion; (2) factors that increase resiliency for children exposed to dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking or individuals who have lifetime exposure to violence and abuse; and (3) effective interventions within community health centers and adolescent health settings.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2011 to Apr 27, 2012; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 15, 2011 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | Apr 15, 2011 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 15, 2011 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 15, 2011 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 15, 2011 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Apr 15, 2011 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Apr 15, 2011 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Apr 15, 2011 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Apr 15, 2011 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 2, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | May 2, 2011 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 2, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 2, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | May 2, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 2, 2011 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | May 25, 2011 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Jun 3, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 3, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 3, 2011 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 25, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 15, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 8, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Mar 8, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Mar 8, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Apr 27, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 15, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 25, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 15, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E736)
- Apr 15, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E736 | Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY | Apr 15, 2011 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2914.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Violence Against Women Health Initiative Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Medical education
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Right of privacy
- Sex offenses
- Violent crime
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2011Introduced in House
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