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S. 2784Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

A bill to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.

Sponsored by Dean HellerSen. Dean Heller (R-NV)
Introduced April 26, 2018

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The bill renews the federal Family Violence Prevention and Services Act for a new five‑year period. It updates the law’s authorized dates, extending the program’s funding and authority from the previous 2011‑2015 window to cover 2019‑2023. This affects programs that provide services and support to victims of family violence across the United States.

Key Provisions

  • Changes the authorized time frame in the Act’s Section 303 from “2011 through 2015” to “2019 through 2023,” effectively reauthorizing the program for that five‑year period.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

April 26, 2018

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Introduced in Senate

April 26, 2018

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

April 26, 2018

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Introduced in SenateIssued April 26, 2018

II

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2784

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 26, 2018

Mr. Heller (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.

1.

Family violence prevention and services

Section 303 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10403) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)(1), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023;

(2)

in subsection (b), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023; and

(3)

in subsection (c), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023.