3.0.0 327 2023-01-11T13:18:58Z 2023-01-11T13:18:58Z Senate S S 2009-01-26 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2009-05-07T21:28:46Z Markup by 2009-05-07T18:30:21Z Referred to 2009-01-26T23:49:09Z S. Rept. 111-85 Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 111 3401 HR 2009-08-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2009-10-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-85. Minority views filed. Floor 2009-10-01 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-85. Minority views filed. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-05-07 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59. Calendars 2009-05-07 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 2009-05-07 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 2009-05-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Committee 2009-01-26 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S843-846) IntroReferral 2009-01-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S843) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2009-05-07 False K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2009-05-07 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2009-05-07 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2009-09-24 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-11-06 False 2009-06-16T04:00:00Z S. 327, Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20799 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2009</p> 2009-06-16T04:00:00Z S. 327, Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20799 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2009 Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal procedure and sentencing Domestic violence and child abuse Government information and archives HIV/AIDS Immigration status and procedures Indian social and development programs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Sexually transmitted diseases Visas and passports Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-01-26 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-03T21:34:38Z Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to: (1) amend certain definitions, grant conditions, and matching fund requirements under such Act; (2) expand the role of the national resource center on workplace responses to domestic violence to require information and assistance to victim service providers and other community-based organizations and coalitions; and (3) expand requirements for providing culturally and linguistically specific services to domestic and sexual violence victims.

Amends grant provisions under the violence against women program of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) impose limits on Internet publication of protection order information in domestic violence cases; (2) expand the prohibition against requiring victims of sexual assaults to take polygraph exams; (3) exempt victims of dating violence from certain costs for criminal proceedings and protection orders; (4) require forensic medical exams to be administered by health care professionals (currently, trained examiners); and (5) expand grant purposes to include evidence preservation, sexually transmitted infection testing, and treatment for victims of sexual assault.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to expand protections for aliens who are victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking.

]]> 01 2009-05-07 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2009-07-16T18:34:56Z Title I: Improving Assistance To Domestic And Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 - Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 - (Sec. 103) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to revise definitions under such Act, including to define: (1) "youth" as an individual between 12 and 24 years of age; (2) "trained examiner" as a health care professional who has received specialized training specific to sexual assault victims, including training in gathering forensic evidence and medical needs; (3) "personally identifying information" or "personal information" to include information that is encoded, encrypted, hashed, or otherwise protected; and (4) "rural state" as a state in which the largest county has fewer than 200,000 (currently, 150,000) people.

Requires the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women to ensure that entities providing training or technical assistance under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 have demonstrated expertise in the grant programs under such Act.

(Sec. 104) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require states, Indian tribal governments, and local governments to certify that they do not make available publicly on the Internet any information regarding protection orders if such publication would likely reveal the identity or location of the protected party.

(Sec. 105) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to transfer authority for the home visitation grant program from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the Administration for Children, Youth and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

(Sec. 107) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to require the national resource center on workplace responses (established to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence) to provide information and assistance to victim service providers. Expands the types of agencies eligible to provide assistance to victims of domestic and sexual violence.

(Sec. 108) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grant funds to Indian tribal governments to combat violent crimes against women shall remain available until expended and that a grant may be for a period of 24 months.

(Sec. 109) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the grant program for encouraging arrest policies and enforcement of domestic protection orders to provide for sexual assault forensic medical personnel examiners in the collection and preservation of evidence, expert testimony, and treatment of trauma related to sexual assault.

(Sec. 110) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the grant program for encouraging arrest policies and enforcement of domestic protection orders to develop human immunodeficiency virus, Hepatitis B & C, and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment programs for sexual assault victims that include notification, treatment, counseling, and confidentiality protocols.

Requires a state or local government to certify that it has a law or regulation that requires HIV testing for victims and perpetrators of sexual assaults.

(Sec. 111) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to expand the definition of culturally and linguistically specific services as provided to victims of domestic and sexual violence.

(Sec. 113) Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to require the Attorney General to submit annual reports to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the study of violence against Indian women.

(Sec. 114) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit aliens who have been victims of trafficking in persons to apply for an extension of status retroactively.

(Sec. 115) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to revise standards for visa applications under the program to protect victims of trafficking in persons.

(Sec. 118) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to reallocate certain unobligated funds under the grant program to combat violent crimes against women to provide victim services.

Title II: Aggravated Sexual Abuse - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a mandatory minimum five-year prison term for persons found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse.

]]> Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 Display Title Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims and provide for technical corrections. Reported to Senate 2009-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s327rs/xml/BILLS-111s327rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s327is/xml/BILLS-111s327is.xml 2009-10-01 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-85. Minority views filed. 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.