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S. 1515 - National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act

Criminal justice. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act

S. 1515 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims.
Other Titles
  • National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act
  • National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act
Sponsor
Joseph Biden
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Criminal justice
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Congressional investigations
  • Executive departments
  • Families
  • Family violence
  • Federal advisory bodies
  • Grants-in-aid
  • Internet
  • Law
  • Lawyers
  • Legal education
  • Legal services
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Professional associations
  • Social services
  • Stalking
  • Technology
  • Telecommunication
  • Victims of crimes
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced5/24/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced5/24/2007
5/24/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
5/24/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6877)
Put on a legislative calendar5/15/2008Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
7/29/2008Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Put on a legislative calendar7/29/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 909.
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $776,294 Against $0
  2. March - April 2003 For $1,781,839 Against $0
  3. May - June 2003 For $2,242,027 Against $0
  4. July - August 2003 For $1,385,530 Against $0
  5. September - October 2003 For $2,214,952 Against $0
  6. November - December 2003 For $1,998,448 Against $0
  7. January - February 2004 For $1,541,092 Against $0
  8. March - April 2004 For $2,533,149 Against $0
  9. May - June 2004 For $3,070,797 Against $0
  10. July - August 2004 For $1,733,322 Against $0
  11. September - October 2004 For $3,378,811 Against $0
  12. November - December 2004 For $643,447 Against $0
  13. January - February 2005 For $1,003,058 Against $0
  14. March - April 2005 For $3,094,830 Against $0
  15. May - June 2005 For $3,765,038 Against $0
  16. July - August 2005 For $1,508,572 Against $0
  17. September - October 2005 For $2,989,112 Against $0
  18. November - December 2005 For $3,722,813 Against $0
  19. January - February 2006 For $1,459,353 Against $0
  20. March - April 2006 For $4,034,931 Against $0
  21. May - June 2006 For $3,951,440 Against $0
  22. July - August 2006 For $2,490,842 Against $0
  23. September - October 2006 For $5,606,562 Against $0
  24. November - December 2006 For $1,482,725 Against $0
  25. January - February 2007 For $1,043,800 Against $0
  26. March - April 2007 For $2,298,043 Against $0
  27. May - June 2007 For $2,458,021 Against $0
  28. July - August 2007 For $871,575 Against $0
  29. September - October 2007 For $1,752,988 Against $0
  30. November - December 2007 For $1,691,575 Against $0
  31. January - February 2008 For $843,782 Against $0
  32. March - April 2008 For $1,651,365 Against $0
  33. May - June 2008 For $1,531,811 Against $0
  34. July - August 2008 For $1,960,380 Against $0
  35. September - October 2008 For $1,435,027 Against $0
  36. November - December 2008 For $682,023 Against $0

Votes

    10 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
    10 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act

    10 organizations supported this bill

    American Bar Association
    (n.d.). American Bar Association Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Battered Women's Justice Project
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Family Violence Prevention Fund
    (n.d.). Family Violence Prevention Fund Post. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of Women Lawyers
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
    (n.d.). NCDSV News Interest Feed. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National District Attorneys Association
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Domestic Violence Hotline
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Organization of Women
    (n.d.). NOW Website Statement. Retrieved n.d., from .

    1 organization opposed this bill

    American Coalition for Fathers and Children
    (n.d.). ACFC Article. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$136,000$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$481,466$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$6,000$0
    Max BaucusDMT$605,711$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,175,755$0
    Bob BennettRUT$133,826$0
    Joe BidenDDE$2,086,772$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$412,178$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$454,010$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$2,585,646$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$1,455,087$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$81,501$0
    Jim BunningRKY$229,549$0
    Richard BurrRNC$538,029$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$221,426$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$1,322,481$0
    Ben CardinDMD$1,145,270$0
    Tom CarperDDE$338,988$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$3,391,314$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$733,751$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$5,712,251$0
    Tom CoburnROK$90,940$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$194,764$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$776,706$0
    Susan CollinsRME$498,209$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$457,653$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$579,185$0
    John CornynRTX$1,297,083$0
    Larry CraigRID$34,500$0
    Mike CrapoRID$145,237$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$582,398$0
    Chris DoddDCT$684,402$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$576,923$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$109,600$0
    Byron DorganDND$306,951$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$1,597,892$0
    John EnsignRNV$256,345$0
    Mike EnziRWY$48,501$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$803,864$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$730,691$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,241,299$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$273,328$0
    Judd GreggRNH$110,937$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$60,850$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$552,157$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$445,544$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$726,735$0
    Jim InhofeROK$152,468$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$225,593$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$619,661$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$237,047$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$979,848$0
    John KerryDMA$407,855$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$1,698,252$0
    Herb KohlDWI$500$0
    Jon KylRAZ$725,486$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$1,287,000$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$796,882$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$530,029$0
    Carl LevinDMI$679,326$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$1,070,606$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$467,345$0
    Chester Trent LottRMS$173,397$0
    Dick LugarRIN$338,840$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,059,887$0
    John McCainRAZ$122,475$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$2,247,612$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$827,028$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,928,799$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$556,637$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$253,955$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$1,473,082$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$441,135$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,360,137$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$2,135,457$0
    Mark PryorDAR$618,801$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$367,323$0
    Harry ReidDNV$1,131,324$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$199,428$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$649,274$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$1,794,284$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$98,999$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,070,318$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$412,839$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$722,324$0
    Gordon SmithROR$452,685$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$212,132$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$2,427,630$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,903,358$0
    Ted StevensRAK$249,841$0
    John SununuRNH$263,214$0
    Jon TesterDMT$436,981$0
    Craig ThomasRWY$32,665$0
    John ThuneRSD$430,361$0
    David VitterRLA$556,157$0
    George VoinovichROH$560,399$0
    John WarnerRVA$1,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$679,478$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$871,258$0
    Ron WydenDOR$261,257$0

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$136,000$0
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$481,466$0
    		Alan Wayne AllardRCO$6,000$0
    		Max BaucusDMT$605,711$0
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,175,755$0
    		Bob BennettRUT$133,826$0
    		Joe BidenDDE$2,086,772$0
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$412,178$0
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$454,010$0
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$2,585,646$0
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$1,455,087$0
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$81,501$0
    		Jim BunningRKY$229,549$0
    		Richard BurrRNC$538,029$0
    		Robert ByrdDWV$221,426$0
    		Maria CantwellDWA$1,322,481$0
    		Ben CardinDMD$1,145,270$0
    		Tom CarperDDE$338,988$0
    		Bob CaseyDPA$3,391,314$0
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$733,751$0
    		Hillary ClintonDNY$5,712,251$0
    		Tom CoburnROK$90,940$0
    		William Thad CochranRMS$194,764$0
    		Norm ColemanRMN$776,706$0
    		Susan CollinsRME$498,209$0
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$457,653$0
    		Bob CorkerRTN$579,185$0
    		John CornynRTX$1,297,083$0
    		Larry CraigRID$34,500$0
    		Mike CrapoRID$145,237$0
    		Jim DeMintRSC$582,398$0
    		Chris DoddDCT$684,402$0
    		Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$576,923$0
    		Pete DomeniciRNM$109,600$0
    		Byron DorganDND$306,951$0
    		Dick DurbinDIL$1,597,892$0
    		John EnsignRNV$256,345$0
    		Mike EnziRWY$48,501$0
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$803,864$0
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$730,691$0
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,241,299$0
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$273,328$0
    		Judd GreggRNH$110,937$0
    		Chuck HagelRNE$60,850$0
    		Tom HarkinDIA$552,157$0
    		Orrin HatchRUT$445,544$0
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$726,735$0
    		Jim InhofeROK$152,468$0
    		Dan InouyeDHI$225,593$0
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$619,661$0
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$237,047$0
    		Ted KennedyDMA$979,848$0
    		John KerryDMA$407,855$0
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$1,698,252$0
    		Herb KohlDWI$500$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$725,486$0
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$1,287,000$0
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$796,882$0
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$530,029$0
    		Carl LevinDMI$679,326$0
    		Joe LiebermanICT$1,070,606$0
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$467,345$0
    		Chester Trent LottRMS$173,397$0
    		Dick LugarRIN$338,840$0
    		Mel MartinezRFL$1,059,887$0
    		John McCainRAZ$122,475$0
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$2,247,612$0
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$827,028$0
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,928,799$0
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$556,637$0
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$253,955$0
    		Patty MurrayDWA$1,473,082$0
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$441,135$0
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,360,137$0
    		Barack ObamaDIL$2,135,457$0
    		Mark PryorDAR$618,801$0
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$367,323$0
    		Harry ReidDNV$1,131,324$0
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$199,428$0
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$649,274$0
    		Ken SalazarDCO$1,794,284$0
    		Bernie SandersIVT$98,999$0
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$1,070,318$0
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$412,839$0
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$722,324$0
    		Gordon SmithROR$452,685$0
    		Olympia SnoweRME$212,132$0
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$2,427,630$0
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$1,903,358$0
    		Ted StevensRAK$249,841$0
    		John SununuRNH$263,214$0
    		Jon TesterDMT$436,981$0
    		Craig ThomasRWY$32,665$0
    		John ThuneRSD$430,361$0
    		David VitterRLA$556,157$0
    		George VoinovichROH$560,399$0
    		John WarnerRVA$1,000$0
    		Jim WebbDVA$679,478$0
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$871,258$0
    		Ron WydenDOR$261,257$0

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    		$ Donated
    		Attorneys & law firms$68,075,572
    		Women's issues$8,110,320
    		Courts & Justice System$409,882
    		Legal Services$33,600

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