August 2, 2002
Senate Hearing Reviews Bill Dealing With Prison Rape
Legislation (S. 2619) designed to address the problem of prison rape was the subject of a July 31 hearing byView More
Violence Against Women
August 2, 2002
Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations Bill Ready for Senate Consideration
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY2003 Commerce, Justice, and State appropriations bill (S. 2778) on July 18 (see TheView More
July 26, 2002
Violence Against Women Subject of Senate Committee Hearing
On July 25, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing to discuss violence against women inView More
July 19, 2002
Four Spending Bills Approved by Senate Committee
In a flurry of action this week, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved four FY2003 appropriations bill—Commerce-Justice-State, Defense, Foreign Operations,View More
July 19, 2002
Committee Approves Bill to Clear DNA Backlog for Rape Cases
Legislation (S. 2513) designed to expedite and improve the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases was approved by unanimousView More
June 28, 2002
House Approves Lifetime Supervision for Sex Offenders
On June 25, the House approved, 409-3, legislation (H.R. 4679) that would give federal judges the discretionary authority to mandateView More
June 14, 2002
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on CEDAW
On June 13, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the United Nation’s (U.N.) Convention on the EliminationView More
May 17, 2002
Senate Subcommittee Examines DNA Testing
On May 14, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs held a hearing on the use of DNA evidenceView More
May 10, 2002
Senate Expands VAWA to Include Dating Violence
On May 7, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a bill (S. 410) that would add dating violence to theView More
May 3, 2002
House Approves Stronger VAWO Language
On May 1, the House overwhelmingly approved, 416-3, a motion pertaining to the Violence Against Women Office (VAWO) at theView More