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S.415: Protecting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 7, 2019
- Latest Major Action Feb. 7, 2019
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
3 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 7, 2019
Bill Summary
Protecting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Act This bill allows an abused spouse or child whose immigrant status is derived from another alien (the principal alien) to obtain immigrant status independent of the principal alien under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Such an abused spouse or child must be accompanying or following to join the principal alien, and have been subject to battery or extreme cruelty by the principal...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 7, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Feb. 7, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) |