3.0.0 3920 2023-01-13T04:50:08Z 2023-01-13T04:50:08Z House H HR 2005-09-27 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2005-10-17T15:18:35Z Referred to 2005-09-27T16:32:25Z 2005-10-17 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2005-09-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 N C001047 Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2 2005-09-27 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2005-09-27 True Law Congress Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Courts of special jurisdiction Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Education Families Family violence Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Higher education Judges Judicial officers Lawyers Legal education Public prosecutors Social Welfare Translating and interpreting Wife abuse Women Law 00 2005-09-27 Introduced in House 2005-11-15T23:05:10Z Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (relating to grants to combat violent crimes against women) to allow such grants to be used to provide the resources to establish and maintain a court system dedicated to the adjudication of domestic violence cases.

Requires a state to certify that at least 5% of grant funds shall be allocated for specialized domestic violence courts.

Amends the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to allow funds available pursuant to grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts awarded under the Act to be used to: (1) implement and evaluate court-based approaches to adjudicating domestic violence cases in state courts; and (2) provide technical assistance to state courts to facilitate the development and adoption of improved practices in such adjudication.]]>

Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act Display Title Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the establishment of domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act Introduced in House 2005-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3920ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3920ih.xml 2005-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.