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H.R. 1620: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021

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H.R. 1620: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-08 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 4 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 83 (2021): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1620 (2021-03-17), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.

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Official title

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021

Plain summary

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2026 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. The bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

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Official text

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 186 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (2021-03-16)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and 126 more.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1620 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117