VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

Amendments

Reauthorize (S. 1197), S10997 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Native Americans: restore safety to Indian women (see S. 987), S4869 [10MY]

Reauthorize (see S. 1197), S6225 [8JN] (see H.R. 2876), H4485 [14JN] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1796), S10724 [29SE]

Letters

Clarify basis for funding of certain Violence Against Women Act grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H8424 [28SE]

Establish opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority: David LaBahn, California District Attorneys Association, S13759 [16DE]

———Debbie Smith, H-E-A-R-T, Inc., S13759 [16DE]

———Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S13759 [16DE]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S13758 [16DE]

Lists

Final Violence Against Women Act section number and House committee report section number, E2608 [18DE]

Remarks in House

Domestic violence: address incidence of domestic violence involving law enforcement officers, H8426, H8431 [28SE], E1989 [29SE]

Employment: allow victims of domestic violence to take time off from work for court appearances, legal assistance, and safety planning, H8404 [28SE]

Federal aid programs: clarify basis for funding of certain grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities, H8423-H8432, H8467-H8470 [28SE]

Insurance: prohibit providers from basing coverage decisions on victim's history of abuse, H8404 [28SE]

Native Americans: ensure prosecution of offenders on tribal lands, H8427 [28SE]

Reauthorize, H1028, H1029 [9MR], H1270, H1271, H1272, H1327 [10MR], H8391, H8393, H8394, H8403, H8423-H8432 [28SE], H12075-H12125 [17DE], E399 [9MR], E1983, E1989 [29SE], E2004 [3OC], E2605-E2609 [18DE], E2615 [19DE], E2631, E2633, E2645 [22DE]

Reauthorize (H.R. 2876), H8379, H8380-H8382 [27SE], E2205 [27OC]

Reauthorize (S. 1197), H5366, H5367, H5370, H5371, H5372 [29JN]

Stop Violence Against Women Week: observance, H1206 [9MR], H1270, H1349 [10MR], E643 [13AP]

Unemployment: allow States to provide unemployment benefits to victims fired due to circumstances stemming from domestice violence, H8404 [28SE]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (H.R. 3185), E2645 [22DE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: domestic violence victims transitional housing funding, S9799 [8SE], S10026 [14SE], S11121 [5OC]

———Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program funding, S11121 [5OC]

Law enforcement: establish an opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority, S11121 [5OC], S13756-S13759 [16DE]

———make HIV testing of sex offenders mandatory, S11055 [4OC], S13754-S13756 [16DE]

Native Americans: restore safety to Indian women, S11124 [5OC]

———restore safety to Indian women (S. 987), S4873 [10MY]

Reauthorize, S13749-S13762 [16DE], S14173 [20DE]

Reauthorize (S. 1197), S6229-S6232 [8JN], S10998-S11055 [4OC], S11121-S11124 [5OC], S11180 [6OC], S11296, S11300 [7OC]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (S. 1796), S10737 [29SE], S11123 [5OC], S11817 [25OC], S14173 [20DE]

Reports filed

Reauthorize: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1197), S9930 [12SE]

Statements

Establish Opt-out System for Expungement of DNA Profiles From the National Index and Authorize Collection of DNA Samples From Persons Arrested or Detained Under Federal Authority: Dept. of Justice, S13758 [16DE]

Summaries

Reauthorize, S13762-S13766 [16DE]

———Immigration Protection Provisions, S13753 [16DE]

Texts of

S. 987, Restoring Safety to Indian Women Act, S4873 [10MY]

S. 1197, reauthorize, S10998-S11054 [4OC]

S. 1796, Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act, S10738-S10746 [29SE]