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H.R. 1620 (117th): Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021

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To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations, which set overall spending limits by agency or program, and authorizations, which direct how federal funds should (or should not) be used. Appropriation and authorization provisions are typically made for single fiscal years. A reauthorization bill like this one renews the authorizations of an expiring law.

Sponsor and status

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Sheila Jackson Lee

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: May 24, 2022
Length: 311 pages
Introduced
Mar 8, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 17, 2021 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).

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

H.R. 2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 15, 2022. (compare text)
Cosponsors

186 Cosponsors (184 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Source
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Position statements

Statement of Administration Policy

President Joseph Biden [D]: H.R. 1620 – Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (Mar 17, 2021)

What legislators are saying

“Weekly Update: Combatting Anti-Asian Racism, One Step Closer to the ERA, Immigration Reform”
    — Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12, 2013-2022] (Co-sponsor) on Mar 19, 2021

“Meng Secures Provisions in Violence Against Women Act; Bill Passes the House”
    — Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY6] (Co-sponsor) on Apr 7, 2021

“Rep. Young Kim Pushes for Resources to Prevent Domestic Violence and Support Victims”
    — Rep. Young Kim [R-CA40] on Oct 28, 2021

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates H.R. 1620 will add $5 billion in new spending through 2031.

History

Mar 8, 2021
 
Introduced

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Mar 9, 2021
 
Text Published

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Mar 17, 2021
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Jun 29, 2021
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

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Oct 5, 2021
 
Considered by Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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Jan 13, 2022
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

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Mar 9, 2022
 
Related Bill — Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

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Mar 10, 2022
 
Related Bill — Senate Agreed to Changes

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Mar 15, 2022
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2471 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1620 (117th).

H.R. 1620 (117th) 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. 1620. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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