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- H.R.4982
H.R.4982: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced April 27, 2012
- Latest Major Action June 1, 2012
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms for purposes of such Act, including: (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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Referred to House Financial Services
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Referred to House Natural Resources
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Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
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| April 27, 2012 |
Introduced in the House by Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) |