[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to indicate that finally 
we have passed and signed into law the Violence Against Women Act.
  After years of introducing it and passing it in the United States 
House of Representatives, we came together, and today at the White 
House, relief has been given to the millions of victims of domestic 
violence, rape, and sexual assault.
  We provided the opportunity for enhanced police efforts for trying to 
stop the most dangerous calls of police officers: domestic violence; 
dealing with cultural groups that respond to this in a different way; 
and once and for all, stopping the dastardly act of raping Indian women 
and escaping prosecution. Now we allow the courts on Indian 
reservations to be able to bring people to justice.
  We have provided a place for abused persons to live. We have given 
more money to area shelters, like the Houston Area Women's Shelter, and 
we responded to the advocates across America.
  I am glad to have written and authored H.R. 1620. I thank all of 
those who ultimately brought that bill to law. Now, the President has 
done what he has always wanted to do, to have the Violence Against 
Women Act reauthorized.

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