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Main Subject: Crime and Law Enforcement

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019

This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

Among other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

HR2029-116, HR3552-116, S134-116, S171-116, S336-116, S855-116, S1432-116, S2843-116, HR570-116, HR600-116, HR1574-116, HRES281-116,

Senate Actions

Calendars
Apr. 10 2019	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.
Apr. 09 2019	Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

IntroReferral
Apr. 08 2019	Received in the Senate.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Apr. 04
2019

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1585.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 263 - 158, 1 Present (Roll no. 156). (text: CR 4/3/2019 H3012-3028)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 237 (Roll no. 155).
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stefanik motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to extend the Violence Against Women Act through 2020.
Ms. Stefanik moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3084-3085)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1585.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3083-3087)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1585 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Nadler moved that the Committee rise.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Torres Small amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Torres Small amendment No. 40.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Apr. 04 2019	Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 263 - 158, 1 Present (Roll no. 156).(text: CR 4/3/2019 H3012-3028)

House bill HR1585-116

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019

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