S. 3623: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-09 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022

Plain summary

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2027 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 criminal 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 2022

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Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 58 cosponsors

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Joni Ernst (R-IA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Patty Murray (D-WA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Brian Schatz (D-HI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s3623.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s3623 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117