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S.1197: Violence Against Women Act of 2005
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced June 8, 2005
- Latest Major Action Oct. 6, 2005
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
58 (40 Democrats, 1 Independent, 18 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Violence Against Women Act of 2005 - Title I: Enhancing Judicial And Law Enforcement Tools To Combat Violence Against Women - (Sec. 101) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) authorize increased appropriations for FY2006-FY2010 for grants to combat violent crimes against women (STOP grants); (2) revise provisions specifying purposes for grants to include use for underserved populations and for forensic medical...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the House.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Held at the desk.
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| June 8, 2005 |
Introduced in the Senate by Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) |