US HR1620

Bill

Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021 SHIELD Act of 2021 Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2021 SIMARRA Act Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act

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Introduced
03/08/2021

In Committee
05/24/2022

Crossed Over
03/18/2021

Passed

Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

AN ACT To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill aims to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to improve services, protections, and justice for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The key provisions of the bill include: - Expanding the definition of domestic violence and related terms to be more inclusive and specific. - Requiring coordination and training across federal agencies on the prevention of and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. - Enhancing legal tools and services to assist victims, such as increasing funding for legal assistance, stop grants, and transitional housing. - Improving access to health services for victims, including requirements for trauma-informed care and culturally-specific services. - Establishing new programs and initiatives to address issues like child exposure to violence, workplace responses, and cybercrime. - Strengthening protections for victims in housing and addressing barriers they may face. - Providing funding and requirements for state and tribal courts to improve their handling of cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. - Creating new offices and leadership positions within the Department of Justice focused on violence against women. - Expanding firearm prohibitions for those convicted of misdemeanor stalking crimes or subject to certain protective orders. The bill aims to take a comprehensive and coordinated approach to supporting victims, holding perpetrators accountable, and preventing violence through a range of legal, social service, and training initiatives.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services, Justice

Sponsors (187)

Sheila Jackson-Lee (D)*, Alma Adams (D), Colin Allred (D), Jake Auchincloss (D), Nanette Barragán (D), Karen Bass (D), Joyce Beatty (D), Don Beyer (D), Earl Blumenauer (D), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D), Suzanne Bonamici (D), Brendan Boyle (D), Anthony Brown (D), Julia Brownley (D), Cori Bush (D), Cheri Bustos (D), G. Butterfield (D), Salud Carbajal (D), André Carson (D), Matt Cartwright (D), Sean Casten (D), Kathy Castor (D), Joaquin Castro (D), Judy Chu (D), David Cicilline (D), Katherine Clark (D), Yvette Clarke (D), Emanuel Cleaver (D), Steve Cohen (D), Gerry Connolly (D), Jim Cooper (D), Lou Correa (D), Jim Costa (D), Joe Courtney (D), Jason Crow (D), Sharice Davids (D), Danny Davis (D), Madeleine Dean (D), Diana DeGette (D), Suzan DelBene (D), Val Demings (D), Mark DeSaulnier (D), Theodore Deutch (D), Debbie Dingell (D), Michael Doyle (D), Veronica Escobar (D), Anna Eshoo (D), Adriano Espaillat (D), Dwight Evans (D), Teresa Fernandez (D), Brian Fitzpatrick (R), Lizzie Fletcher (D), Lois Frankel (D), Ruben Gallego (D), John Garamendi (D), Sylvia Garcia (D), Jimmy Gomez (D), Vicente Gonzalez (D), Josh Gottheimer (D), Al Green (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Debra Haaland (D), Alcee Hastings (D), Jahana Hayes (D), Steven Horsford (D), Chrissy Houlahan (D), Steny Hoyer (D), Jared Huffman (D), Sara Jacobs (D), Pramila Jayapal (D), Hakeem Jeffries (D), Eddie Johnson (D), Hank Johnson (D), Mondaire Jones (D), Kaiali'i Kahele (D), Marcy Kaptur (D), Bill Keating (D), Ro Khanna (D), Dan Kildee (D), Derek Kilmer (D), Andy Kim (D), Ann Kirkpatrick (D), Ann Kuster (D), James Langevin (D), Rick Larsen (D), John Larson (D), Brenda Lawrence (D), Al Lawson (D), Barbara Lee (D), Andy Levin (D), Ted Lieu (D), Zoe Lofgren (D), Alan Lowenthal (D), Elaine Luria (D), Stephen Lynch (D), Tom Malinowski (D), Carolyn Maloney (D), Sean Maloney (D), Kathy Manning (D), Doris Matsui (D), Lucy McBath (D), Michael McCaul (R), Betty McCollum (D), Donald McEachin (D), Jim McGovern (D), Jerry McNerney (D), Gregory Meeks (D), Grace Meng (D), Gwen Moore (D), Joe Morelle (D), Seth Moulton (D), Frank Mrvan (D), Stephanie Murphy (D), Jerry Nadler (D), Grace Napolitano (D), Joe Neguse (D), Marie Newman (D), Donald Norcross (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Tom O'Halleran (D), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D), Ilhan Omar (D), Frank Pallone (D), Jimmy Panetta (D), Chris Pappas (D), Bill Pascrell (D), Donald Payne (D), Ed Perlmutter (D), Dean Phillips (D), Chellie Pingree (D), Stacey Plaskett (D), Mark Pocan (D), Ayanna Pressley (D), David Price (D), Jamie Raskin (D), Kathleen Rice (D), Deborah Ross (D), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D), Raul Ruiz (D), Dutch Ruppersberger (D), Bobby Rush (D), Tim Ryan (D), Kilili Sablan (D), Linda Sánchez (D), Mary Gay Scanlon (D), Jan Schakowsky (D), Adam Schiff (D), Brad Schneider (D), Kurt Schrader (D), Kim Schrier (D), Bobby Scott (D), David Scott (D), Terri Sewell (D), Mikie Sherrill (D), Albio Sires (D), Elissa Slotkin (D), Adam Smith (D), Darren Soto (D), Abigail Spanberger (D), Jackie Speier (D), Greg Stanton (D), Haley Stevens (D), Marilyn Strickland (D), Tom Suozzi (D), Eric Swalwell (D), Mark Takano (D), Mike Thompson (D), Dina Titus (D), Rashida Tlaib (D), Paul Tonko (D), Norma Torres (D), Ritchie Torres (D), Lori Trahan (D), Lauren Underwood (D), Juan Vargas (D), Marc Veasey (D), Filemón Vela (D), Nydia Velázquez (D), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), Maxine Waters (D), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D), Peter Welch (D), Jennifer Wexton (D), Susan Wild (D), Nikema Williams (D), Frederica Wilson (D), John Yarmuth (D),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 05/24/2022)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1620/all-info

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1620/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1620/BILLS-117hr1620eh.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1620/BILLS-117hr1620eh.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1620/BILLS-117hr1620ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1620/BILLS-117hr1620ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR120	SIMARRA Act Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act of 2021	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR1494	Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR1906	Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR1907	Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Assessment Training Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR1991	Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR2172	Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR4804	Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR4978	Survivors’ Bill of Rights in the States Act of 2021	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR649	Abby Honold Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR6998	SHIELD Act of 2022 Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2022	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HRes233	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1620) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1603) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for ot	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Related
S119	Abby Honold Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
S2608	Survivors’ Bill of Rights in the States Act of 2021	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
S3113	E-SERVICE Act Electronic Service for Effectiveness, Reduction of Violence, and Improved Court Efficiency Act of 2021	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
S3777	SHIELD Act of 2022 Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2022	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
S527	Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related

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