Violence Against Women Health Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 5, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Violence Against Women Health Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Department of Health and Human Services program that awards grants to support the health care system's response to domestic violence.
The bill also modifies the program, including by requiring that grant funds be used to (1) support training to address domestic violence in families enrolled in early childhood programs, (2) develop training and resources for behavioral health professionals, (3) support health education training related to labor and sex trafficking, and (4) support the coordination of domestic and sexual violence coalitions. Certain training must prioritize programs administered by the Health Resources & Services Administration's Office of Women's Health.
The bill also permits grant funds to be used to establish state pilot programs that address substance use disorder in the context of domestic violence.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2019 to Apr 18, 2019; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 22, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Feb 22, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 18, 2019 |
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 Feb 5, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 22, February 5, 2019, page H1362.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7212 | Violence Against Women Health Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Dec 3, 2018 |
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 provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen the healthcare system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Violence Against Women Health Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Child health
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Human trafficking
- Indian social and development programs
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Research administration and funding
- Sex offenses
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2019Introduced 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.
