S. Amdt. 2094 - To Provide Debbie Smith Grants for Auditing Sexual Assault Evidence Backlogs.

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012

S. 1925 — 112^th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary

A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. (by CRS)

Learn More

At OpenCongress

Title

A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Other Titles

• Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011
• Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011
• Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012

Sponsor

Patrick Leahy

Co-Sponsors

• Daniel Akaka
• Kelly Ayotte
• Max Baucus
• Mark Begich
• Michael Bennet
• Jeff Bingaman
• Richard Blumenthal
• Barbara Boxer
• Scott Brown
• Sherrod Brown
• Maria Cantwell
• Benjamin Cardin
• Thomas Carper
• Robert Casey
• Susan Collins
• Kent Conrad
• Chris Coons
• Michael Crapo
• Richard Durbin
• Dianne Feinstein
• Alan Franken
• Kirsten Gillibrand
• Kay Hagan
• Thomas Harkin
• Dean Heller
• Daniel Inouye
• Tim Johnson
• John Kerry
• Mark Kirk
• Amy Klobuchar
• Herbert Kohl
• Mary Landrieu
• Frank Lautenberg
• Carl Levin
• Joseph Lieberman
• Joe Manchin
• Claire McCaskill
• Robert Menéndez
• Jeff Merkley
• Barbara Mikulski
• Lisa Murkowski
• Patty Murray
• Ben Nelson
• Bill Nelson
• Mark Pryor
• John Reed
• Harry Reid
• John Rockefeller
• Bernard Sanders
• Charles Schumer
• Jeanne Shaheen
• Olympia Snowe
• Debbie Stabenow
• Jon Tester
• Mark Udall
• Tom Udall
• Mark Warner
• Jim Webb
• Sheldon Whitehouse
• Ron Wyden

Subjects

• Crime and law enforcement
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Aging
• Alaska
• Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
• Assault and harassment offenses
• Census and government statistics
• Child safety and welfare
• Civil actions and liability
• Congressional oversight
• Correctional facilities and imprisonment
• Crime prevention
• Crime victims
• Crimes against children
• Crimes against women
• Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
• Criminal justice information and records
• Criminal procedure and sentencing
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Homeland Security
• Detention of persons
• Disability and paralysis
• Domestic violence and child abuse
• Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
• Employment and training programs
• Evidence and witnesses
• Foreign labor
• Fraud offenses and financial crimes
• Government liability
• Health personnel
• Health programs administration and funding
• Higher education
• Housing and community development funding
• Human trafficking
• Immigrant health and welfare
• Immigration status and procedures
• Income tax credits
• Indian social and development programs
• Internet and video services
• Judicial procedure and administration
• Jurisdiction and venue
• Juvenile crime and gang violence
• Law enforcement administration and funding
• Lawyers and legal services
• Low- and moderate-income housing
• Marketing and advertising
• Marriage and family status
• Medical education
• Medical research
• Medical tests and diagnostic methods
• Mental health
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Postal service
• Public housing
• Research administration and funding
• Rural conditions and development
• Sex offenses
• Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
• Telephone and wireless communication
• Transportation safety and security
• Violent crime
• Visas and passports
• Women's health
• Worker safety and health

Related Bills

• H.R. 3515 (112^th) : Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies Through Prevention Act of 2011
• H.R. 3977 (112^th) : Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act of 2012
• H.R. 4154 (112^th) : SAVE Native Women Act
• H.R. 4271 (112^th) : Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
• H.R. 4970 (112^th) : Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
• H.R. 4982 (112^th) : Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
• S. 1892 (112^th) : Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act of 2011
• S. 1920 (112^th) : Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies Through Prevention Act of 2011
• S. 2338 (112^th) : Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012

Major Actions

Introduced	11/30/2011
Referred to Committee
Amendments (13 proposed)
Passed Senate	4/26/2012

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2093 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	4/26/2012	PASSED by voice vote
currently selected	Senate	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2094 to S.Amdt. 2093 to S. 1925 (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011)	4/26/2012	This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 57 voted YES 41 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2086 to S.Amdt. 2093 to S. 1925 (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011)	4/26/2012	This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 50 voted YES 48 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2095 to S.Amdt. 2093 to S. 1925 (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011)	4/26/2012	This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 37 voted YES 62 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On Passage of the Bill S. 1925	4/26/2012	This bill PASSED the Senate 68 voted YES 31 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	11/30/2011
		11/30/2011	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8071)
		11/30/2011	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/02/2012	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/07/2012	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 312.
		2/07/2012	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
		3/12/2012	By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-153. Minority views filed.
		4/17/2012	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
		4/18/2012	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		4/19/2012	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		4/23/2012	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		4/24/2012	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		4/25/2012	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		4/25/2012	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate.
		4/25/2012	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		4/26/2012	Considered by Senate.
		4/26/2012	The committee reported substitute was withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
		4/26/2012	Amendment SA 2086 proposed by Senator Cornyn to Amendment SA 2093.
		4/26/2012	Amendment SA 2093 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Leahy.
select this vote	Vote	4/26/2012	Amendment SA 2093 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		4/26/2012	Amendment SA 2094 proposed by Senator Klobuchar to Amendment SA 2093.
		4/26/2012	Amendment SA 2095 proposed by Senator Hutchison to Amendment SA 2093.
currently selected	Vote	4/26/2012	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2094 to S.Amdt. 2093 to S. 1925 (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011)
select this vote	Vote	4/26/2012	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2086 to S.Amdt. 2093 to S. 1925 (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011)
select this vote	Vote	4/26/2012	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2095 to S.Amdt. 2093 to S. 1925 (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011)
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	4/26/2012	On Passage of the Bill S. 1925

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
	S. Amdt. 2085	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	April 25, 2012	Offered on April 24, 2012.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2086	Cornyn, John [R-TX]	April 25, 2012	Offered on April 24, 2012.
	To amend title 18 of the United States Code and other provisions of law to strengthen provisions of the Violence Against Women Act and improve justice for crime victims. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2087	Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]	April 25, 2012	Offered on April 24, 2012.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2088	Crapo, Michael [R-ID]	April 25, 2012	Offered on April 24, 2012.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2089	Crapo, Michael [R-ID]	April 25, 2012	Offered on April 24, 2012.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2090	Crapo, Michael [R-ID]	April 25, 2012	Offered on April 24, 2012.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2091	Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]	April 26, 2012	Offered on April 25, 2012.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2092	Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]	April 26, 2012	Offered on April 25, 2012.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2093	Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]	April 26, 2012	Passed by voice vote on April 25, 2012.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
currently selected	S. Amdt. 2094	Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]	April 26, 2012	Offered on April 25, 2012.
	To provide Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs. Actions April 25, 2012, 8:00 pm ET - Amendment SA 2094 proposed by Senator Klobuchar to Amendment SA 2093. April 26, 2012, 11:28 am ET - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2094 to S.Amdt. 2093 to S. 1925 (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011) Full Text of this Amendment The text of this amendment is not available.
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2095	Hutchison, Kay [R-TX]	April 26, 2012	Offered on April 25, 2012.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2096	Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]	April 26, 2012	Offered on April 25, 2012.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 2097	Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]	April 26, 2012	Offered on April 25, 2012.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details