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Main Subject: Crime and Law Enforcement

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2026 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. 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.

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Senate Actions

IntroReferral
May. 24 2022	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar. 18 2021	Received in the Senate.

Committee
Oct. 05 2021	Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Mar. 17
2021

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. 1620.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 244 - 172 (Roll no. 86). (text: CR H1432-1456)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1476-1479)
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H.R. 1620.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 1620 was postponed.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wagner amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 233, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wagner amendment No. 40.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stefanik amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Stefanik demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 233, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stefanik amendment No. 36.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Nadler amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Fischbach demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 233, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Nadler en bloc amendment No. 1.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1620.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Mar. 17 2021	Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 244 - 172 (Roll no. 86).(text: CR H1432-1456)

House bill HR1620-117

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021

House bill HR1620-117

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021

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