Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 21, 2018 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
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.
- IntroducedDec 21, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018
This bill extends the authority for various programs under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 until February 8, 2019.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 27, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Dec 27, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Dec 27, 2018 |
Committees 6
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 21, 2018 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 21, 2018 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 21, 2018 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Dec 21, 2018 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 21, 2018 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 21, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2018Introduced in House
- Dec 21, 2018Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
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 H10587.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend the various programs authorized under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2018Introduced 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.
