Topic
Wife abuse
104
bills on this subject
Filed across 3 Congresses, from the 107th to the 109th, and most in the 107th at 41. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
107th to 109th
35
bills in the 109th Congress.
Showing 1–30,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 296 | Expressing the sense of Congress that there is no honor in "honor killings". | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | November 10, 2005 | |
| HR 6145 | Pregnant Women Support Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | November 2, 2006 | |
| HR 6067 | Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | November 2, 2006 | |
| HR 5672 | Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 | Star Print ordered on S. Rpt. 109-280. | July 17, 2006 | |
| HR 5610 | Foreign Anti-Sex Offender Protection Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | June 14, 2006 | |
| HR 5548 | Empowerment of Iraqi Women Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | June 7, 2006 | |
| HR 5212 | Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | May 18, 2006 | |
| HR 5137 | Workforce Housing Act of 2006 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. | April 6, 2006 | |
| HR 4709 | Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006 | Became Public Law No: 109-476. | January 12, 2007 | |
| HR 4437 | Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | January 27, 2006 | |
| HR 4367 | Domestic Violence Screening, Treatment, and Prevention Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | December 2, 2005 | |
| HR 4363 | Iris Scan Security Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | February 6, 2006 | |
| HR 4225 | Victims of Violence Confidentiality Act of 2005 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | November 3, 2005 | |
| HR 3920 | Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | October 17, 2005 | |
| HR 3837 | Military Victims of Violence Confidentiality Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | October 5, 2005 | |
| HR 3760 | Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5132) | July 13, 2006 | |
| HR 3657 | International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8425) | September 28, 2005 | |
| HR 3402 | Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 | Became Public Law No: 109-162. | January 5, 2006 | |
| HR 3188 | Immigrant Victims of Violence Protection Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | September 19, 2005 | |
| HR 3185 | Security and Financial Empowerment Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. | August 24, 2005 | |
| HR 3171 | VAWA 2005 Reauthorization Act | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8427) | September 28, 2005 | |
| HR 2876 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | August 10, 2005 | |
| HR 2092 | Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. | January 20, 2006 | |
| HR 696 | Domestic Violence Connections Campaign Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | March 24, 2005 | |
| HRES 1081 | Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes. | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | November 14, 2006 | |
| HRES 1012 | Celebrating the first Milwaukee Mujeres Against Domestic Violence Brides Walk and recognizing all brides walks in protest of domestic violence. | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | September 14, 2006 | |
| HRES 970 | Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society. | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | July 28, 2006 | |
| HRES 944 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | September 28, 2006 | |
| HRES 689 | Expressing the sense of the House with respect to the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the National Domestic Violence Hotline. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | May 1, 2006 | |
| HRES 382 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the enforcement of restraining orders. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | August 23, 2005 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.