S 5 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Introduced Jan 22, 2013 Originated Senate Sponsor Harry Reid D-NV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 22, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2013
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA); (2) renew the commitment of the United States to providing the resources necessary to combat all forms of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; (3) build upon the success of VAWA in transforming the criminal justice and community-based response to abuse by bolstering and streamlining the programs, grants, and coalitions created by VAWA and expanding the reach of VAWA to meet the remaining needs of victims; (4) continue to provide the training, tools, and resources necessary for law enforcement officers and victim service providers to hold the perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence accountable and to keep victims safe; and (5) ensure that all victims of domestic and sexual violence receive the support and protections provided by VAWA.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2013 to Jan 29, 2013, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalJan 22, 2013
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-MICarl LevinOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-MTJon TesterOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJan 22, 2013
D-AKMark BegichOriginalJan 22, 2013
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Actions 2

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  1. Jan 22, 2013Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 22, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

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  1. Jan 22, 2013Introduced in Senate

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