RACHEL GRABER

Lobbying in support of H.R.2119/S.1275, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act. H.R.2119/S.1275 reauthorizes the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA); increases the authorization; increases funding for Tribes; provides funding for tribal coalitions; codifies two resource centers; and codifies a Tribal hotline.

H.R.1620 includes provisions to increase survivors' economic stability. These provisions include making survivors eligible for unemployment insurance if they leave employment due to gender-based violence and conducting a study on barriers to economic independence. We are working with the Senate on a companion based on H.R.1620.

H.R.1620 includes provisions to increase survivor access to housing. In addition to reauthorizing existing grants, it establishes a housing voucher pool, creates a purpose area for local jurisdictions to create alternatives to nuisance ordinances, and protects survivors from eviction based on the actions of the perpetrator. We do not work on this specific section, but we are involved in discussions to introduce a Senate companion with housing protections based on H.R.1620.

Participating in the development of and lobbying in support of H.R.2119/S.1275, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act. H.R.2119/S.1275 reauthorizes the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA); increases the authorization; increases funding for Tribes; provides funding for tribal coalitions; codifies two resource centers; and codifies a Tribal hotline.

Promoted funding for victim services in the ARP. Support robust funding for VAWA, VOCA, and FVPSA in the FY'22 appropriations bill.

H.R.1620 includes provisions related to preventing and responding to gender-based violence in educational settings. We are asking for a Senate companion to include the provisions in H.R.1620.

H.R.1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, reauthorizes two grant programs that fund law enforcement activities, STOP and GTEAP (which it renames ICJR). It also includes provisions addressed in previous sections, including provisions relating to firearms and to Tribes. We are working with the Senate on a VAWA reauthorization bill. H.R.1652/S.611 amends the Victims of Crime Act to increase deposits into the Crime Victims Fund by re-directing federal penalties associated with deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements into the Crime Victims Fund; allows states to apply for no-cost extensions; waives OVC match requirements during the pandemic; allows states to waive match requirements after the pandemic and requires states to develop and publish policies and procedures relating thereto; increases the federal contribution to state victim compensation funds from 60% to 75%; and allows state victim compensation administrators to waive requirements that victims participate in a law enforcement process in order to be eligible based on a number of factors. H.R.1652 passed the House and its consideration is pending in the Senate.

H.R.1620 establishes a pilot program to identify and make immigration relief available to immigrants who are dependent upon their abusers for immigration status and have been subject to battering or extreme cruelty and have already been authorized for employment. We are working with the Senate on a companion based on H.R.1620.

Participating in development of a Senate companion to H.R.1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, which passed the House in March. Our goal is to negotiate a bipartisan bill as close to H.R.1620 as possible. H.R.1620 includes: a dating violence prohibitor; a stalking prohibitor; and ex parte protective order prohibitor; a provision to cross-deputize state and local prosecutors and law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively to respond to domestic violence incidents; a provision to establish domestic violence points of contact in every ATF Field Office and US Attorney District Office; and provisions to require NICS to contact state and local law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a background check due to a domestic violence conviction, a domestic violence protective order, or a stalking conviction. We have also drafted a bill to notify survivors when an adjudicated abuser fails a background check, and we hope it will be attached to the VAWA reauthorization.

H.R.1620 establishes a pilot program to identify and make immigration relief available to immigrants who are dependent upon their abusers for immigration status and have been subject to battering or extreme cruelty and have already been authorized for employment.

Participated in development of and lobbying for H.R.1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021. This bill includes: a dating violence prohibitor; a stalking prohibitor; and ex parte protective order prohibitor; a provision to cross-deputize state and local prosecutors and law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively to respond to domestic violence incidents; a provision to establish domestic violence points of contact in every ATF Field Office and US Attorney District Office; and provisions to require NICS to contact state and local law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a background check due to a domestic violence conviction, a domestic violence protective order, or a stalking conviction. Currently lobbying to have these provisions included in a Senate bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

H.R.1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, includes provision related to Tribes, including reaffirming Tribal sovereignty by expanding special tribal criminal jurisdiction to cover Alaska Native Villages and to cover sexual assault, trafficking, child abuse, and assaults on law enforcement and officers of the court. It also increases Tribes' access to criminal databases. We are working with the Senate on a bill to reauthorize VAWA that will include these provisions.

H.R.1620 includes provisions to increase survivors' economic stability. These provisions include making survivors eligible for unemployment insurance if they leave employment due to gender-based violence and conducting a study on barriers to economic independence.

H.R.1620 reauthorizes and increases the authorization for a program to train health professionals to better identify and respond to gender-based violence. It also contains provisions to increase the cultural responsiveness of said trainings.

H.R.1620 includes provisions to reauthorize the Workplace Resource Center and ensure it is responsive to the needs of culturally specific communities.

Promoted funding for victim services in the ARP. Support robust funding for VAWA, VOCA, and FVPSA in the FY'22 appropriations bill.

Participating in the development of and lobbying in support of H.R.2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act. H.R.2119 reauthorizes the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA); increases the authorization; increases funding for Tribes; provides funding for tribal coalitions; codifies two resource centers; and codifies a Tribal hotline.

H.R.1620 includes provisions related to preventing and responding to gender-based violence in educational settings.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are also advocating for access to paid safe leave for survivors.

We lobby to raise the budget caps, to increase funding for non-defense discretionary funding, to have a high 302(b) allocation for CJS and LHHS, for full funding for VAWA and FVSPA, and for a disbursement from the Crime Victims Fund of at least the average of the previous three years' deposits with a set-aside for Tribes. We were also hoping to include a provision to increase deposits into the Crime Victims Fund in the FY'21 CJS bill, but we were ultimately unsuccessful. During the COVID-19, we are also lobbying for supplemental appropriations for both VAWA and FVPSA to improve domestic violence programs' capacity to serve more survivors while also following guidelines about social distancing.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2019, reauthorizes grant programs that fund law enforcement, including the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants, and adds new purpose areas. These include the use of grant funds to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases in accordance with court orders and to provide alternatives to the traditional justice system when doing so desired by the victim and when such alternatives do not compromise victim or community safety. It also establishes new crimes (dating violence and stalking firearms prohibitors) and discourages compelling victim testimony in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. It also addresses reforming the prison system to be more responsive to the needs of women. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives. We also support S.2843, which is the companion to H.R.1585. We are on hiatus from working with the Senate on a bipartisan compromise bill. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are also seeking supplemental appropriations for STOP grants to distributed exclusively to victim service providers and other Violence Against Women Act grants to improve survivors' access to safety and justice. Moreover, we are seeking provisions in the next supplemental appropriations bill to increase deposits into the Crime Victims Fund and waive grant matching requirements. We are also preparing to push it through other mechanisms, including in appropriations bills. We are expanding the bill to also increase the percentage of state victim compensation funds that the federal government matches from 60% to 75%, plus an extra 7.5% that would result from a change in the way OVC addresses state restitution.

During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking that immigration enforcement be halted, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provide more flexibility with regard to immigration procedural requirements, that deportation of survivors with pending humanitarian applications be prohibited, and that DHS automatically extend or renew the statuses and work authorization that have expired or will expire during the crisis. We have also recently submitted multiple comments on proposed USCIS rules that are harmful for survivors.

H.R.1585/S.2843 reauthorizes funding for ensuring healthcare providers are able to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the lifespan. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking that all people, regardless of immigration status, have access to free COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains firearms-related provisions: prohibiting dating violence misdemeanants and respondents to dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; prohibiting stalking misdemeanants from possessing firearms; prohibiting respondents to ex parte domestic and dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; clarifying that convictions under municipal law for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence triggers the prohibitor; requiring the FBI to notify local and state law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a firearms background check due to a domestic violence or stalking prohibitor; adding a purpose area to the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants to allow law enforcement to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases when ordered by a judge; appointing domestic violence points of contact in the US Attorney's and ATF field offices; and cross-deputizing local prosecutors and local law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively for the purpose of enforcing federal domestic violence firearms prohibitors. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives; it has stalled in the Senate.

S.2259/H.R.5041, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019 - reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), which is core funding for domestic violence shelters, state/territorial domestic violence coalitions (seeking to add tribal coalitions), the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), and population-specific resource centers. We are seeking an increase in authorization and changes to the formula to improve access for all communities. We are also attempting to both authorize and secure supplemental funding for a new program through the FVPSA office in ACF for culturally-specific organizations that provide domestic violence and/or sexual assault services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we successfully sought supplemental funding for FVPSA and NDVH and continue to seek supplemental funding for FVPSA.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. It also requires two studies, one on the impact of gender-based violence on higher education retention rates and one on barriers survivors face to maintaining economic security. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. In response to COVID-19, we are asking that Congress includes a mechanism to ensure survivors in undisclosed locations and survivors who have recently separated from an abuser receive their stimulus check and to provide stimulus checks to people who pay taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. We are also asking that survivors have access to paid safe leave.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes a number of provisions to improve housing access for victims and survivors of domestic violence. It clarifies what a covered housing provider is, prohibits covered housing providers from evicting survivors based on the criminal activities of abusive partners, and, in case of a 'family breakup,' requires covered housing providers to allow survivors to establish their eligibility for housing assistance or give them 180 days to establish eligibility or find new housing. It requires HUD to establish an emergency transfer process that prioritizes emergency transfers over non-emergency transfers and waiting lists and to establish a Violence Against Women Director within HUD. It prohibits jurisdictions receiving VAWA grants from penalizing survivors who call law enforcement, and developing memoranda of understanding re: emergency transfers between covered housing providers participating in local continua of care. It also reauthorizes transitional housing grants. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking for supplemental funding for programs that provide housing for survivors such as VAWA transitional housing and the HUD DV bonus. We have also submitted comments opposing HUD's rollback of the equal access rule.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains a tribal title, which expands special tribal jurisdiction to include sexual assault, child abuse that co-occurs with domestic violence, and assaults on tribal law enforcement officers. It also aims to increase tribal access to federal criminal databases and to research the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. S.2920, another VAWA reauthorization bill, undermines the integrity of Tribal courts, and we oppose it. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives. We are also promoting supplemental funding for tribal governments during the COVID-19 emergency to provide domestic violence and sexual assault services.

H.R.1585/S.2843 reauthorizes funding for ensuring healthcare providers are able to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the lifespan. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking that all people, regardless of immigration status, have access to free COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are also advocating for access to paid safe leave for survivors.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. It also requires two studies, one on the impact of gender-based violence on higher education retention rates and one on barriers survivors face to maintaining economic security. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. In response to COVID-19, we are asking that Congress includes a mechanism to ensure survivors in undisclosed locations and survivors who have recently separated from an abuser receive their stimulus check and to provide stimulus checks to people who pay taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. We are also asking that survivors have access to paid safe leave.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains firearms-related provisions: prohibiting dating violence misdemeanants and respondents to dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; prohibiting stalking misdemeanants from possessing firearms; prohibiting respondents to ex parte domestic and dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; clarifying that convictions under municipal law for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence triggers the prohibitor; requiring the FBI to notify local and state law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a firearms background check due to a domestic violence or stalking prohibitor; adding a purpose area to the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants to allow law enforcement to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases when ordered by a judge; appointing domestic violence points of contact in the US Attorney's and ATF field offices; and cross-deputizing local prosecutors and local law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively for the purpose of enforcing federal domestic violence firearms prohibitors. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives; it has stalled in the Senate.

S.2259/H.R.5041, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019 - reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), which is core funding for domestic violence shelters, state/territorial domestic violence coalitions (seeking to add tribal coalitions), the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), and population-specific resource centers. We are seeking an increase in authorization and changes to the formula to improve access for all communities. We are also attempting to both authorize and secure supplemental funding for a new program through the FVPSA office in ACF for culturally-specific organizations that provide domestic violence and/or sexual assault services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we successfully sought supplemental funding for FVPSA and NDVH and continue to seek supplemental funding for FVPSA.

H.R.1585/S.2843 increases the authorization for grants to campuses to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It also requires a GAO study into best practices for campus responses to sexual assault and prohibits DOE from promulgating rules until the study has been completed. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2019, reauthorizes grant programs that fund law enforcement, including the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants, and adds new purpose areas. These include the use of grant funds to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases in accordance with court orders and to provide alternatives to the traditional justice system when doing so desired by the victim and when such alternatives do not compromise victim or community safety. It also establishes new crimes (dating violence and stalking firearms prohibitors) and discourages compelling victim testimony in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. It also addresses reforming the prison system to be more responsive to the needs of women. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives. We also support S.2843, which is the companion to H.R.1585. We are on hiatus from working with the Senate on a bipartisan compromise bill. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are also seeking supplemental appropriations for STOP grants to distributed exclusively to victim service providers and other Violence Against Women Act grants to improve survivors' access to safety and justice. Moreover, we are seeking provisions in the next supplemental appropriations bill to increase deposits into the Crime Victims Fund and waive grant matching requirements. We are also preparing to push it through other mechanisms, including in appropriations bills. We are expanding the bill to also increase the percentage of state victim compensation funds that the federal government matches from 60% to 75%, plus an extra 7.5% that would result from a change in the way OVC addresses state restitution.

During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking that immigration enforcement be halted, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provide more flexibility with regard to immigration procedural requirements, that deportation of survivors with pending humanitarian applications be prohibited, and that DHS automatically extend or renew the statuses and work authorization that have expired or will expire during the crisis. We have also recently submitted multiple comments on proposed USCIS rules that are harmful for survivors.

S.2259/H.R.5041, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019 - reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), which is core funding for domestic violence shelters, state/territorial domestic violence coalitions (seeking to add tribal coalitions), the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), and population-specific resource centers. We are seeking an increase in authorization and changes to the formula to improve access for all communities. We are also attempting to both authorize and secure supplemental funding for a new program through the FVPSA office in ACF for culturally-specific organizations that provide domestic violence and/or sexual assault services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we successfully sought supplemental funding for FVPSA and NDVH and continue to seek supplemental funding for FVPSA.

During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking that immigration enforcement be halted, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provide more flexibility with regard to immigration procedural requirements, that deportation of survivors with pending humanitarian applications be prohibited, and that DHS automatically extend or renew the statuses and work authorization that have expired or will expire during the crisis.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes a number of provisions to improve housing access for victims and survivors of domestic violence. It clarifies what a covered housing provider is, prohibits covered housing providers from evicting survivors based on the criminal activities of abusive partners, and, in case of a 'family breakup,' requires covered housing providers to allow survivors to establish their eligibility for housing assistance or give them 180 days to establish eligibility or find new housing. It requires HUD to establish an emergency transfer process that prioritizes emergency transfers over non-emergency transfers and waiting lists and to establish a Violence Against Women Director within HUD. It prohibits jurisdictions receiving VAWA grants from penalizing survivors who call law enforcement, and developing memoranda of understanding re: emergency transfers between covered housing providers participating in local continua of care. It also reauthorizes transitional housing grants. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. we are on hiatus from working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking for supplemental funding for programs that provide housing for survivors such as VAWA transitional housing and the HUD DV bonus.

H.R.1585/S.2843 increases the authorization for grants to campuses to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It also requires a GAO study into best practices for campus responses to sexual assault and prohibits DOE from promulgating rules until the study has been completed. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently on hiatus from working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. It also requires two studies, one on the impact of gender-based violence on higher education retention rates and one on barriers survivors face to maintaining economic security. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently on hiatus from working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill. In response to COVID-19, we are asking that Congress includes a mechanism to ensure survivors in undisclosed locations and survivors who have recently separated from an abuser receive their stimulus check and to provide stimulus checks to people who pay taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. We are also asking that survivors have access to paid safe leave.

We lobby to raise the budget caps, to increase funding for non-defense discretionary funding, to have a high 302(b) allocation for CJS and LHHS, for full funding for VAWA and FVSPA, and for a disbursement from the Crime Victims Fund of at least the average of the previous three years' deposits with a set-aside for Tribes. We are also hoping to include a provision to increase deposits into the Crime Victims Fund in the FY'21 CJS bill. During the COVID-19, we are also lobbying for supplemental appropriations for both VAWA and FVPSA to improve domestic violence programs' capacity to serve more survivors while also following guidelines about social distancing.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains firearms-related provisions: prohibiting dating violence misdemeanants and respondents to dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; prohibiting stalking misdemeanants from possessing firearms; prohibiting respondents to ex parte domestic and dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; clarifying that convictions under municipal law for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence triggers the prohibitor; requiring the FBI to notify local and state law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a firearms background check due to a domestic violence or stalking prohibitor; adding a purpose area to the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants to allow law enforcement to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases when ordered by a judge; appointing domestic violence points of contact in the US Attorney's and ATF field offices; and cross-deputizing local prosecutors and local law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively for the purpose of enforcing federal domestic violence firearms prohibitors. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives; we have taken a hiatus in working with the Senate to craft a companion.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains a tribal title, which expands special tribal jurisdiction to include sexual assault, child abuse that co-occurs with domestic violence, and assaults on tribal law enforcement officers. It also aims to increase tribal access to federal criminal databases and to research the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. S.2920, another VAWA reauthorization bill, undermines the integrity of Tribal courts, and we oppose it. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are on hiatus from working with the Senate on a compromise alternative to S.2843 and S.2920.

H.R.1585/S.2843 reauthorizes funding for ensuring healthcare providers are able to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the lifespan. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are on hiatus from working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking that all people, regardless of immigration status, have access to free COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are on hiatus from working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are also advocating for access to paid safe leave for survivors.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2019, reauthorizes grant programs that fund law enforcement, including the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants, and adds new purpose areas. These include the use of grant funds to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases in accordance with court orders and to provide alternatives to the traditional justice system when doing so desired by the victim and when such alternatives do not compromise victim or community safety. It also establishes new crimes (dating violence and stalking firearms prohibitors) and discourages compelling victim testimony in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. It also addresses reforming the prison system to be more responsive to the needs of women. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives. We also support S.2843, which is the companion to H.R.1585. We are still working with the Senate on a bipartisan compromise bill. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are also seeking supplemental appropriations to STOP and other Violence Against Women Act grants to improve survivors' access to safety and justice.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains a tribal title, which expands special tribal jurisdiction to include sexual assault, child abuse that co-occurs with domestic violence, and assaults on tribal law enforcement officers. It also aims to increase tribal access to federal criminal databases and to research the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. S.2920, another VAWA reauthorization bill, undermines the integrity of Tribal courts, and we oppose it. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate on a compromise alternative to S.2843 and S.2920.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes a number of provisions to improve housing access for victims and survivors of domestic violence. It clarifies what a covered housing provider is, prohibits covered housing providers from evicting survivors based on the criminal activities of abusive partners, and, in case of a 'family breakup,' requires covered housing providers to allow survivors to establish their eligibility for housing assistance or give them 180 days to establish eligibility or find new housing. It requires HUD to establish an emergency transfer process that prioritizes emergency transfers over non-emergency transfers and waiting lists and to establish a Violence Against Women Director within HUD. It prohibits jurisdictions receiving VAWA grants from penalizing survivors who call law enforcement, and developing memoranda of understanding re: emergency transfers between covered housing providers participating in local continua of care. It also reauthorizes transitional housing grants. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. we are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking for supplemental funding for programs that provide housing for survivors such as VAWA transitional housing and the HUD DV bonus.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are also advocating for access to paid safe leave for survivors.

During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking that immigration enforcement be halted, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provide more flexibility with regard to immigration procedural requirements, and that DHS automatically extend or renew the statuses and work authorization that have expired or will expire during the crisis.

We lobby to raise the budget caps, to increase funding for non-defense discretionary funding, to have a high 302(b) allocation for CJS and LHHS, for full funding for VAWA and FVSPA, and for a disbursement from the Crime Victims Fund of at least the average of the previous three years' deposits with a set-aside for Tribes. During the COVID-19, we are also lobbying for supplemental appropriations for both VAWA and FVPSA to improve domestic violence programs' capacity to serve more survivors while also following guidelines about social distancing.

S.2259/H.R.5041, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019 - reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), which is core funding for domestic violence shelters, state/territorial domestic violence coalitions (seeking to add tribal coalitions), the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), and population-specific resource centers. We are seeking an increase in authorization and changes to the formula to improve access for all communities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we successfully sought supplemental funding for FVPSA and NDVH and continue to seek supplemental funding for FVPSA.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains firearms-related provisions: prohibiting dating violence misdemeanants and respondents to dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; prohibiting stalking misdemeanants from possessing firearms; prohibiting respondents to ex parte domestic and dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; clarifying that convictions under municipal law for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence triggers the prohibitor; requiring the FBI to notify local and state law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a firearms background check due to a domestic violence or stalking prohibitor; adding a purpose area to the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants to allow law enforcement to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases when ordered by a judge; appointing domestic violence points of contact in the US Attorney's and ATF field offices; and cross-deputizing local prosecutors and local law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively for the purpose of enforcing federal domestic violence firearms prohibitors. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are now working with the Senate to craft a companion.

H.R.1585/S.2843 reauthorizes funding for ensuring healthcare providers are able to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the lifespan. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill. During the COVID-19 crisis, we are asking that all people, regardless of immigration status, have access to free COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains a tribal title, which expands special tribal jurisdiction to include sexual assault, child abuse that co-occurs with domestic violence, and assaults on tribal law enforcement officers. It also aims to increase tribal access to federal criminal databases and to research the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. S.2920, another VAWA reauthorization bill, undermines the integrity of Tribal courts, and we oppose it. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate on a compromise alternative to S.2843 and S.2920.

We lobby to raise the budget caps, to increase funding for non-defense discretionary funding, to have a high 302(b) allocation for CJS and LHHS, for full funding for VAWA and FVSPA, and for a disbursement from the Crime Victims Fund of at least the average of the previous three years' deposits with a set-aside for Tribes.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains firearms-related provisions: prohibiting dating violence misdemeanants and respondents to dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; prohibiting stalking misdemeanants from possessing firearms; prohibiting respondents to ex parte domestic and dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; clarifying that convictions under municipal law for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence triggers the prohibitor; requiring the FBI to notify local and state law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a firearms background check due to a domestic violence or stalking prohibitor; adding a purpose area to the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants to allow law enforcement to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases when ordered by a judge; appointing domestic violence points of contact in the US Attorney's and ATF field offices; and cross-deputizing local prosecutors and local law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively for the purpose of enforcing federal domestic violence firearms prohibitors. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are now working with the Senate to craft a companion.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. It also requires two studies, one on the impact of gender-based violence on higher education retention rates and one on barriers survivors face to maintaining economic security. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes a number of provisions to improve housing access for victims and survivors of domestic violence. It clarifies what a covered housing provider is, prohibits covered housing providers from evicting survivors based on the criminal activities of abusive partners, and, in case of a 'family breakup,' requires covered housing providers to allow survivors to establish their eligibility for housing assistance or give them 180 days to establish eligibility or find new housing. It requires HUD to establish an emergency transfer process that prioritizes emergency transfers over non-emergency transfers and waiting lists and to establish a Violence Against Women Director within HUD. It prohibits jurisdictions receiving VAWA grants from penalizing survivors who call law enforcement, and developing memoranda of understanding re: emergency transfers between covered housing providers participating in local continua of care. It also reauthorizes transitional housing grants. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. we are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843 increases the authorization for grants to campuses to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It also requires a GAO study into best practices for campus responses to sexual assault and prohibits DOE from promulgating rules until the study has been completed. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843 reauthorizes funding for ensuring healthcare providers are able to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the lifespan. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2019, reauthorizes grant programs that fund law enforcement, including the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants, and adds new purpose areas. These include the use of grant funds to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases in accordance with court orders and to provide alternatives to the traditional justice system when doing so desired by the victim and when such alternatives do not compromise victim or community safety. It also establishes new crimes (dating violence and stalking firearms prohibitors) and discourages compelling victim testimony in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. It also addresses reforming the prison system to be more responsive to the needs of women. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives. We also support S.2843, which is the companion to H.R.1585. We are still working with the Senate on a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes a number of provisions to improve housing access for victims and survivors of domestic violence. It clarifies what a covered housing provider is, prohibits covered housing providers from evicting survivors based on the criminal activities of abusive partners, and, in case of a 'family breakup,' requires covered housing providers to allow survivors to establish their eligibility for housing assistance or give them 180 days to establish eligibility or find new housing. It requires HUD to establish an emergency transfer process that prioritizes emergency transfers over non-emergency transfers and waiting lists and to establish a Violence Against Women Director within HUD. It prohibits jurisdictions receiving VAWA grants from penalizing survivors who call law enforcement, and developing memoranda of understanding re: emergency transfers between covered housing providers participating in local continua of care. It also reauthorizes transitional housing grants. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. we are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. It also requires two studies, one on the impact of gender-based violence on higher education retention rates and one on barriers survivors face to maintaining economic security. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains firearms-related provisions: prohibiting dating violence misdemeanants and respondents to dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; prohibiting stalking misdemeanants from possessing firearms; prohibiting respondents to ex parte domestic and dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; clarifying that convictions under municipal law for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence triggers the prohibitor; requiring the FBI to notify local and state law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a firearms background check due to a domestic violence or stalking prohibitor; adding a purpose area to the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants to allow law enforcement to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases when ordered by a judge; appointing domestic violence points of contact in the US Attorney's and ATF field offices; and cross-deputizing local prosecutors and local law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively for the purpose of enforcing federal domestic violence firearms prohibitors. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are now working with the Senate to craft a companion.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

We lobby to raise the budget caps, to increase funding for non-defense discretionary funding, to have a high 302(b) allocation for CJS and LHHS, for full funding for VAWA and FVSPA, and for a disbursement from the Crime Victims Fund of at least the average of the previous three years' deposits with a set-aside for Tribes.

H.R.1585/S.2843 reauthorizes funding for ensuring healthcare providers are able to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the lifespan. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

S.2259/H.R.5041, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019 - reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, which is core funding for domestic violence shelters, state/territorial domestic violence coalitions (seeking to add tribal coalitions), the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and population-specific resource centers. We are seeking an increase in authorization and changes to the formula to improve access for all communities.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains a tribal title, which expands special tribal jurisdiction to include sexual assault, child abuse that co-occurs with domestic violence, and assaults on tribal law enforcement officers. It also aims to increase tribal access to federal criminal databases and to research the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. S.2920, another VAWA reauthorization bill, undermines the integrity of Tribal courts, and we oppose it. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate on a compromise alternative to S.2843 and S.2920.

S.2259/H.R.5041, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019 - reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, which is core funding for domestic violence shelters, state/territorial domestic violence coalitions (seeking to add tribal coalitions), the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and population-specific resource centers. We are seeking an increase in authorization and changes to the formula to improve access for all communities.

H.R.1585/S.2843 reauthorizes funding for ensuring healthcare providers are able to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the lifespan. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

We lobby to raise the budget caps, to increase funding for non-defense discretionary funding, to have a high 302(b) allocation for CJS and LHHS, for full funding for VAWA and FVSPA, and for a disbursement from the Crime Victims Fund of at least the average of the previous three years' deposits with a set-aside for Tribes.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. It also requires two studies, one on the impact of gender-based violence on higher education retention rates and one on barriers survivors face to maintaining economic security. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains firearms-related provisions: prohibiting dating violence misdemeanants and respondents to dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; prohibiting stalking misdemeanants from possessing firearms; prohibiting respondents to ex parte domestic and dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; clarifying that convictions under municipal law for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence triggers the prohibitor; requiring the FBI to notify local and state law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a firearms background check due to a domestic violence or stalking prohibitor; adding a purpose area to the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants to allow law enforcement to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases when ordered by a judge; appointing domestic violence points of contact in the US Attorney's and ATF field offices; and cross-deputizing local prosecutors and local law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively for the purpose of enforcing federal domestic violence firearms prohibitors. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are now working with the Senate to craft a companion.

H.R.1585/S.2843 includes a number of provisions to improve housing access for victims and survivors of domestic violence. It clarifies what a covered housing provider is, prohibits covered housing providers from evicting survivors based on the criminal activities of abusive partners, and, in case of a 'family breakup,' requires covered housing providers to allow survivors to establish their eligibility for housing assistance or give them 180 days to establish eligibility or find new housing. It requires HUD to establish an emergency transfer process that prioritizes emergency transfers over non-emergency transfers and waiting lists and to establish a Violence Against Women Director within HUD. It prohibits jurisdictions receiving VAWA grants from penalizing survivors who call law enforcement, and developing memoranda of understanding re: emergency transfers between covered housing providers participating in local continua of care. It also reauthorizes transitional housing grants. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. we are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

H.R.1585/S.2843 increases the authorization for grants to campuses to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It also requires a GAO study into best practices for campus responses to sexual assault and prohibits DOE from promulgating rules until the study has been completed. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and S.2843 is its companion bill. We are currently working with the Senate to craft a bipartisan compromise bill.

Reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, which is core funding for domestic violence shelters, state/territorial domestic violence coalitions (seeking to add tribal coalitions), the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and population-specific resource centers.

H.R.1585 reauthorizes funding for ensuring healthcare providers are able to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the lifespan. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate to craft a companion bill.

H.R.1585 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. It also requires two studies, one on the impact of gender-based violence on higher education retention rates and one on barriers survivors face to maintaining economic security. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate to craft a companion bill.

H.R.1585 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are working with the Senate to craft a companion bill.

H.R.1585 includes a number of provisions to improve housing access for victims and survivors of domestic violence. It clarifies what a covered housing provider is, prohibits covered housing providers from evicting survivors based on the criminal activities of abusive partners, and, in case of a 'family breakup,' requires covered housing providers to allow survivors to establish their eligibility for housing assistance or give them 180 days to establish eligibility or find new housing. It requires HUD to establish an emergency transfer process that prioritizes emergency transfers over non-emergency transfers and waiting lists and to establish a Violence Against Women Director within HUD. It prohibits jurisdictions receiving VAWA grants from penalizing survivors who call law enforcement, and developing memoranda of understanding re: emergency transfers between covered housing providers participating in local continua of care. It also reauthorizes transitional housing grants. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate to craft a companion bill.

H.R.1585, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2019, reauthorizes grant programs that fund law enforcement, including the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants, and adds new purpose areas. These include the use of grant funds to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases in accordance with court orders and to provide alternatives to the traditional justice system when doing so desired by the victim and when such alternatives do not compromise victim or community safety. It also establishes new crimes (dating violence and stalking firearms prohibitors) and discourages compelling victim testimony in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. It also addresses reforming the prison system to be more responsive to the needs of women. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are now working with the Senate to craft a companion.

H.R.1585 increases the authorization for grants to campuses to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It also requires a GAO study into best practices for campus responses to sexual assault and prohibits DOE from promulgating rules until the study has been completed. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate to craft a companion bill.

H.R.1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, contains firearms-related provisions: prohibiting dating violence misdemeanants and respondents to dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; prohibiting stalking misdemeanants from possessing firearms; prohibiting respondents to ex parte domestic and dating violence protective orders from possessing firearms; clarifying that convictions under municipal law for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence triggers the prohibitor; requiring the FBI to notify local and state law enforcement and prosecutors when someone fails a firearms background check due to a domestic violence or stalking prohibitor; adding a purpose area to the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants to allow law enforcement to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases when ordered by a judge; appointing domestic violence points of contact in the US Attorney's and ATF field offices; and cross-deputizing local prosecutors and local law enforcement as Special Assistant US Attorneys and ATF agents respectively for the purpose of enforcing federal domestic violence firearms prohibitors. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are now working with the Senate to craft a companion.

H.R.1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, contains a tribal title, which expands special tribal jurisdiction to include sexual assault, child abuse that co-occurs with domestic violence, and assaults on tribal law enforcement officers. It also aims to increase tribal access to federal criminal databases and to research the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate to craft a companion.

H.R.1585, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2019, reauthorizes grant programs that fund law enforcement, including the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants, and adds new purpose areas. These include the use of grant funds to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases in accordance with court orders and to provide alternatives to the traditional justice system when doing so desired by the victim and when such alternatives do not compromise victim or community safety. It also establishes new crimes (dating violence and stalking firearms prohibitors) and discourages compelling victim testimony in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. It also addresses reforming the prison system to be more responsive to the needs of women. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are now working with the Senate to craft a companion.

H.R.1585 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are working with the Senate to craft a companion bill.

H.R.1585 includes a number of provisions to improve housing access for victims and survivors of domestic violence. It clarifies what a covered housing provider is, prohibits covered housing providers from evicting survivors based on the criminal activities of abusive partners, and, in case of a 'family breakup,' requires covered housing providers to allow survivors to establish their eligibility for housing assistance or give them 180 days to establish eligibility or find new housing. It requires HUD to establish an emergency transfer process that prioritizes emergency transfers over non-emergency transfers and waiting lists and to establish a Violence Against Women Director within HUD. It prohibits jurisdictions receiving VAWA grants from penalizing survivors who call law enforcement, and developing memoranda of understanding re: emergency transfers between covered housing providers participating in local continua of care. It also reauthorizes transitional housing grants. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate to craft a companion bill.

H.R.1585 reauthorizes funding for ensuring healthcare providers are able to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the lifespan. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate to craft a companion bill.

Reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, which is core funding for domestic violence shelters, state/territorial domestic violence coalitions (seeking to add tribal coalitions), the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and population-specific resource centers.

H.R.1585 increases the authorization for grants to campuses to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It also requires a GAO study into best practices for campus responses to sexual assault and prohibits DOE from promulgating rules until the study has been completed. H.R.1585 passed the House of Representatives, and we are currently working with the Senate to craft a companion bill.

We lobby to raise the budget caps, to increase funding for non-defense discretionary funding, to have a high 302(b) allocation for CJS and LHHS, for full funding for VAWA and FVSPA, and for a disbursement from the Crime Victims Fund of at least the average of the previous three years' deposits with a set-aside for Tribes.

Reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, which is core funding for domestic violence shelters, state/territorial domestic violence coalitions (seeking to add tribal coalitions), the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and population-specific resource centers.

H.R.1585 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence.

H.R.1585 includes provisions providing employment protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It increases the authorization to the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides that states cannot deny unemployment compensation to someone who voluntarily leaves their job as a result of experiencing violence. It also requires two studies, one on the impact of gender-based violence on higher education retention rates and one on barriers survivors face to maintaining economic security.

H.R.1585, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2019, reauthorizes grant programs that fund law enforcement, including the STOP and Improving the Criminal Justice Response grants, and adds new purpose areas. These include the use of grant funds to develop policies and protocols to recover, store, and return firearms in domestic violence cases in accordance with court orders and to provide alternatives to the traditional justice system when doing so desired by the victim and when such alternatives do not compromise victim or community safety. It also establishes new crimes (dating violence and stalking firearms prohibitors) and discourages compelling victim testimony in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases.

H.R.1585 includes a number of provisions to improve housing access for victims and survivors of domestic violence. It clarifies what a covered housing provider is, prohibits covered housing providers from evicting survivors based on the criminal activities of abusive partners, and, in case of a 'family breakup,' requires covered housing providers to allow survivors to establish their eligibility for housing assistance or give them 180 days to establish eligibility or find new housing. It requires HUD to establish an emergency transfer process that prioritizes emergency transfers over non-emergency transfers and waiting lists and to establish a Violence Against Women Director within HUD. It prohibits jurisdictions receiving VAWA grants from penalizing survivors who call law enforcement, and developing memoranda of understanding re: emergency transfers between covered housing providers participating in local continua of care. It also reauthorizes transitional housing grants.

H.R.1585 reauthorizes funding for ensuring healthcare providers are able to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the lifespan.

H.R.1585 increases the authorization for grants to campuses to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It also requires a GAO study into best practices for campus responses to sexual assault and prohibits DOE from promulgating rules until the study has been completed.

Support increased funding for VAWA and other programs that impact victims and survivors; support legislation to keep firearms out of the hands of abusers (see firearms section)

Advocate for bills that support victims and survivors and increase their access to quality health care. Reauthorizing the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, which is administered by HHS, is also a priority (H.R.6014; S.2784).

Lobbying on issues related to domestic violence, including the Violence Against Women Act, funding for domestic violence programs and appropriations and other bills that impact victims and survivors of domestic violence. Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (HR6014; S.2784).

Promote bills to expand firearms prohibitors to cover dating violence and stalking (S.1539/H.R.3207 - Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act/Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act),improving enforcement of current laws (including Fix NICS, which was included in the omnibus funding bill), oppose federally mandated concealed carry reciprocity (H.R.38/S.446 - Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act/Constitutional Concealed Carry Act), other legislation and appropriations requests re: the intersection between domestic violence and gun violence, including change in VAWA to add a purpose area to STOP grants.

Advocate for bills that support victims and survivors and increase their access to quality health care. Reauthorizing the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, which is administered by HHS, is also a priority (H.R.6014; S.2784).

Advocate for VOCA tribal funding stream, protect special tribal jurisdiction within VAWA

Promote bills to expand firearms prohibitors to cover dating violence and stalking (S.1539/H.R.3207 - Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act/Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act),improving enforcement of current laws (including Fix NICS, which was included in the omnibus funding bill), oppose federally mandated concealed carry reciprocity (H.R.38/S.446 - Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act/Constitutional Concealed Carry Act), other legislation and appropriations requests re: the intersection between domestic violence and gun violence, including purpose area in VAWA to add a purpose area to STOP grants.

Support increased funding for VAWA and other programs that impact victims and survivors; support legislation to keep firearms out of the hands of abusers

Support increased funding for VAWA and other programs that impact victims and survivors; support legislation to keep firearms out of the hands of abusers

Advocate for bills that support victims and survivors and increase their access to quality health care. Reauthorizing the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, which is administered by HHS, is also a priority.

Oppose tax bills that negatively impact victims and survivors and that will lead to a decrease in revenue that will ultimately lead to a decrease in funding for important programs.

Lobbying on issues related to domestic violence, including funding for domestic violence programs and appropriations and other bills that impact victims and survivors of domestic violence.

Advocate for VOCA tribal funding stream, protect special tribal jurisdiction within VAWA

Lobbying on issues related to domestic violence, including funding for domestic violence programs and appropriations and other bills that impact victims and survivors of domestic violence.

Support increased funding for VAWA and other programs that impact victims and survivors; support legislation to keep firearms out of the hands of abusers

Lobbying on issues related to domestic violence, including funding for domestic violence programs and appropriations and other bills that impact victims and survivors of domestic violence.

Support increased funding for VAWA and other programs that impact victims and survivors; support legislation to keep firearms out of the hands of abusers

Promote bills to expand firearms prohibitors to cover dating violence and stalking, oppose federally mandated concealed carry reciprocity, other legislation and appropriations requests re: the intersection between domestic violence and gun violence.

Domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking

Domestic violence and other forms of violence against women

Domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence