H.R. 6869: Violence Against Women Veterans Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Violence Against Women Veterans Act

Plain summary

Violence Against Women Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to assist veterans who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault access VA benefits. The VA shall establish a national task force to address domestic violence and sexual assault among veterans and conduct a study to determine the scope of the problem.

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Official text

Violence Against Women Veterans Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · 85 cosponsors

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Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) and 25 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] reported raising $180,257 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6869.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6869 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115