Supporting Veteran Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 20, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 20, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supporting Veteran Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take actions to improve assistance to veterans who experience domestic violence, intimate partner violence, or sexual assault.
Specifically, the bill requires the VA to implement a program to assist veterans who have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence, intimate partner violence, or sexual assault in accessing VA benefits. The VA shall carry out the program in partnership with domestic violence shelters and programs, rape crisis centers, state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, and other appropriate service providers. The bill authorizes the VA to establish local coordinators to provide outreach under the program to effectively assist veterans who have experienced domestic violence, intimate partner violence, or sexual assault.
The VA must consult with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a national task force to develop a comprehensive national program to address domestic violence and sexual assault among veterans by integrating VA facilities, services, and benefits into existing networks of community-based domestic violence and sexual assault services.
The VA must consult with DOJ to conduct a national baseline study to examine the scope of the problem of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault among veterans and spouses of veterans.
Finally, the bill requires the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans to include in its biennial report an assessment of the effects of intimate partner violence on women veterans.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 20, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 20, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3224 | Deborah Sampson Act | Related bill | Nov 13, 2019 |
| HR 3867 | Violence Against Women Veterans Act | Related bill | Sep 11, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Sex offenses
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in Senate
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