To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on April 4, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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167 Cosponsors (165 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Tonko Announces Nearly $9M in Local Grants to Combat Human Trafficking & Domestic Violence”
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Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY20]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 1, 2020
“democratic womens caucus and the democratic policy and communications committee lead 84 congresswomen in demanding senate action on key legislation impacting women and their families”
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Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL22]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 11, 2019
“Schweikert, Tillis, Hill Applaud SEC Ruling on Modernization of the Accredited Investor Definition”
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Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ1]
on Aug 27, 2020
History
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Mar 7, 2019
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Introduced
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Mar 13, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Mar 27, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary
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Apr 4, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Oct 28, 2019
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
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Dec 8, 2020
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Passed House
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Dec 22, 2020
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 1585 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1585. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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