September 29, 2000
VAWA Clears House; Waiting for Senate Vote
Facing a tight deadline, the House on September 26 passed, 415-3, a bill (H.R. 1248) to reauthorize and extend theView More
Violence Against Women
July 31, 2000
DNA Backlog Addressed by Committee
The House Judiciary Committee on July 26 approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 4640) that would help eliminate aView More
July 21, 2000
Commerce-Justice-State Spending Bill Ready for Senate Floor Action
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 28-0, the FY2001 Commerce, Justice, State, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered) on July 18,View More
July 21, 2000
Battered Immigrant Women Subject of Hearing
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held a July 20 hearing to discuss the Battered Immigrant Women ProtectionView More
June 30, 2000
VAWA Reauthorization Ready for House and Senate Floor Action
After two days of consideration, the House Judiciary Committee approved, 17-0, a bill (H.R. 1248) to reauthorize the Violence AgainstView More
June 23, 2000
House Begins Consideration of Commerce-Justice-State Spending Bill
On June 22 and 23, the House debated the FY2001 Commerce, Justice, State, and Related Agencies appropriations bill (H.R. 4690).View More
June 23, 2000
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Considered by Committee
The House Judiciary Committee began consideration of a bill (H.R. 1248) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) onView More
June 16, 2000
House Approves Bill Pertaining to Sex Offenders
The House on June 12 approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 4504) containing a provision related to sex offendersView More
May 19, 2000
VAWA Clarification
During the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime’s May 11 mark-up of a bill (H.R. 1248) to reauthorize the Violence AgainstView More
May 12, 2000
Subcommitee Approves VAWA Reauthorization
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 1248) to reauthorize the 1994 Violence AgainstView More