Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 21, 2019 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9155)
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.
- IntroducedNov 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019
This bill modifies, expands, and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Family Violence and Prevention Services program, which funds emergency shelters and supports related assistance for victims of domestic violence.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants and enter cooperative agreements with state and tribal domestic violence coalitions, and community-based organizations, to support prevention services. Depending on the type of organization, grant recipients must use funding to (1) provide technical assistance; (2) promote evidence-informed prevention strategies; (3) implement coordinated, community responses to reduce risk factors for family violence; and (4) develop prevention partnership strategies, among other uses.
Further, HHS must award specified grants to organizations that provide population-specific services in underserved communities and to community-based organizations that provide culturally competent domestic violence services to racial and ethnic minority groups. The bill also establishes a grants program for tribal domestic violence coalitions to support the provision of local, tribal, family domestic or dating violence services and requires HHS to award a grant for the administration of a hotline dedicated to serving Indians affected by domestic violence.
In addition, the bill modifies certain program-wide definitions; changes the requirements for specified grant applications, eligibility criteria, and use of funds; and makes other technical revisions.
Cosponsors 65
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 12, 2019 to Jul 29, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Feb 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Feb 4, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Feb 13, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Mar 3, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 29, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Nov 12, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9155)
- Nov 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 12, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9155 | Lucy McBath D-GA | Nov 21, 2019 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 180, November 12, 2019, page H8784.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2119 | Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 27, 2021 |
| S 2259 | Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 24, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to make improvements.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2019Introduced in House
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