3.0.0 1515 2023-01-11T16:47:38Z 2023-01-11T16:47:38Z Senate S S 2007-05-24 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-07-29T20:36:44Z Markup by 2008-05-15T21:19:57Z Referred to 2007-05-24T22:57:01Z National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act 110 6088 HR 2008-07-28 Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged. Related bill CRS 2008-07-29 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 909. Calendars 2008-07-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2008-07-29 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-05-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2007-05-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6878-6879) IntroReferral 2007-05-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6877) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2007-05-24 True B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2007-09-18 False S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-09-18 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-09-25 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-10-19 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2007-12-18 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-01-22 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-04-29 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-05-06 False 2008-06-06T04:00:00Z S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Network Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19857 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 15, 2008</p> 2008-06-06T04:00:00Z S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Network Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19857 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 15, 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement Congress Congressional investigations Economics and Public Finance Families Family violence Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Internet Law Lawyers Legal education Legal services Nonprofit organizations Professional associations Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Stalking Victims of crimes Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-05-24 Introduced in Senate 2007-11-19T21:50:09Z National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence to work in collaboration with the American Bar Association Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and other organizations to create, recruit lawyers for, and provide training, mentoring, and technical assistance for a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network.

Requires the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice to designate five states in which to implement the pilot program of a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Referral Project and distribute funds under this Act.

Requires the Attorney General to award grants to national domestic violence legal technical assistance providers to expand their services to provide training and ongoing technical assistance to volunteer attorneys in the National Domestic Violence Volunteer Network, statewide legal coordinators, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and Internet-based legal referral organizations.

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to the National Domestic Violence Hotline to provide information about statewide legal coordinators and legal services; and (2) award grants to Internet-based non-profit organizations with a demonstrated expertise on domestic violence to provide state-specific information about statewide legal coordinators and legal services through the Internet.

Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study and report to Congress on the scope and quality of legal representation and advocacy for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, including the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services.

Directs the Attorney General to establish the Domestic Violence Legal Advisory Task Force.

]]> 01 2008-07-29 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-10-17T19:52:53Z National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence to work in collaboration with the American Bar Association Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and other organizations to create, recruit lawyers for, and provide training, mentoring, and technical assistance for a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY2008-FY2013.

Requires the Commission on Domestic Violence, in developing and implementing the national volunteer attorney network, to partner, when possible, and for fair compensation, with one or more national domestic violence organizations with demonstrated expertise in providing training and technical assistance to a national audience.

Requires the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice to designate five states in which to implement the pilot program of a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Referral Project and distribute funds under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 to fund at least one statewide coordinator position and other costs associated with the position in the five pilot program states.

Requires the Attorney General to award grants to national domestic violence legal technical assistance providers to expand their services to provide training and ongoing technical assistance to volunteer attorneys in the National Domestic Violence Volunteer Network, statewide legal coordinators, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and Internet-based legal referral organizations. Authorizes appropriations for such providers for FY2008-FY2013.

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to the National Domestic Violence Hotline to provide information about statewide legal coordinators and legal services; and (2) award grants to Internet-based nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated expertise on domestic violence to provide state-specific information about statewide legal coordinators and legal services through the Internet. Authorizes appropriations for both kinds of grant for FY2008-FY2013.

Directs the National Institute of Justice to study and report to Congress on the scope and quality of legal representation and advocacy for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, including the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services.

Directs the Attorney General to establish the Domestic Violence Legal Advisory Task Force. Authorizes appropriations for the Task Force for FY2008-FY2013.

]]> National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act Display Title National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act S Senate Reported to Senate 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1515rs/xml/BILLS-110s1515rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1515is/xml/BILLS-110s1515is.xml 2008-07-29 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 909. 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.