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H.R. 5855: Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020

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H.R. 5855: Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-11 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020

Plain summary

Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for specified trauma centers and nonprofits to establish or expand intervention or prevention programs related to intentional violent trauma, excluding intimate partner violence.

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Official text

Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5855, Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 (2020-12-24)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5855 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116