Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 21, 2019 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 308.
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
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029, modifies, and establishes new programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act, which provides funding and other support to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Among the bill's changes, it expands activities in rural areas and among tribal populations; addresses female genital mutilation; and establishes new protections to promote housing stability for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2019 to Jun 23, 2020; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Kelly Loeffler | Jun 23, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 308.
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
In the Congressional Record 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2306 | John Cornyn R-TX | May 7, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1023–S1025 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD, John Cornyn R-TX | Feb 12, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S71 | John Cornyn R-TX | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6726 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 21, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6691–S6694, S6724 | Dan Sullivan R-AK, David Perdue R-GA, John Cornyn R-TX, John Hoeven R-ND, Joni Ernst R-IA, Marsha Blackburn R-TN | Nov 20, 2019 |
Related bills 20
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 134 | Combat Online Predators Act | Related bill | Dec 22, 2020 |
| S 171 | Abby Honold Act | Related bill | Jan 16, 2019 |
| S 210 | Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2019 | Related bill | May 6, 2019 |
| S 211 | SURVIVE Act | Related bill | May 13, 2019 |
| S 226 | Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019 | Related bill | Apr 9, 2019 |
| S 227 | Savanna's Act | Related bill | Oct 10, 2020 |
| HR 570 | Combat Online Predators Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
| HR 600 | Abby Honold Act | Related bill | Mar 4, 2019 |
| HR 779 | Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 24, 2019 |
| S 855 | Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 25, 2019 |
| HR 1351 | SURVIVE Act | Related bill | Mar 25, 2019 |
| HR 1574 | Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019 | Related bill | Apr 8, 2019 |
| S 1624 | HEALS Act | Related bill | May 22, 2019 |
| S 1853 | BADGES for Native Communities Act | Related bill | Jun 4, 2020 |
| S 2017 | Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 27, 2019 |
| S 2647 | CREEPS Act | Related bill | Oct 17, 2019 |
| HR 2733 | Savanna’s Act | Related bill | Sep 16, 2020 |
| HR 3583 | Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 30, 2019 |
| HR 4289 | BADGES for Native Communities Act | Related bill | Sep 25, 2019 |
| HR 5184 | HEALS Act | Related bill | Nov 19, 2019 |
Titles 12
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Short Titles for portions of this bill from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Abby Honold Act
- Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2019
- Savanna’s Act
- SURVIVE Act
- Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act
- HEALS Act
- Help End Abusive Living Situations Act
- Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019
- CREEPS Act
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Aging
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Detention of persons
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- HIV/AIDS
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Labor-management relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Lawyers and legal services
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Minority employment
- Minority health
- Missing persons
- Public contracts and procurement
- Right of privacy
- Rural conditions and development
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- Sex offenses
- State and local government operations
- Violent crime
- Wages and earnings
- Women's health
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Placed on Calendar Senate
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.
