WASHINGTON — The Senate easily passed its Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill on Tuesday, officially punting the issue to the House, where Republican leaders still haven’t signaled how they plan to proceed. The bill passed 78 to 22. It already had 62 cosponsors, which ensured its passage, but it …
VAWA Reauthorization: House Republicans Urge Boehner, Cantor To Pass Bipartisan Bill
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen House Republicans sent a letter to their party leaders on Monday night urging them to “immediately” reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act with a bipartisan bill — something the House failed to do in the last Congress. “Now is the time to seek bipartisan …
A Fact-sheet On VAWA 2013
Senate Bill S.47 is the bipartisan bill for the reauthorization of VAWA (Violence against Women Act), which was introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID). Below is a fact-sheet about S.47, which was written and compiled by the Immigration Committee of the National Task Force to …
