3.0.0 5654 2023-01-11T13:39:46Z 2023-01-11T13:39:46Z House HR 2018-04-27 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas:H.R. 5654.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 and Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution[Page H3743]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-04-27T13:03:40Z 2018-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2018-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 N P000611 Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] Bruce Poliquin R ME 2 2018-04-27 True Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Crimes against women Domestic violence and child abuse Housing and community development funding Low- and moderate-income housing Rural conditions and development Sex offenses Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-04-27 Introduced in House 2019-08-16T18:28:55Z VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2018

This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to include rural development housing voucher assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture as a covered housing program subject to VAWA protections (e.g., the prohibition on denial or termination of housing assistance based on the fact that an applicant or tenant is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking).

]]> VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2018 Display Title VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to include the rural development voucher program as a covered housing program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5654ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5654ih.xml 2018-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 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.