To authorize the Office on Violence Against Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial response to and investigation of such crimes.
USA115th CongressHR-4720| House
| Updated: 1/22/2018
Tom Emmer
Republican Representative
Minnesota
Cosponsors (17)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Karen C. Handel (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)Jeff Denham (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Abby Honold Act This bill directs the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women to make competitive grants to law enforcement agencies and victim services organizations to implement evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches in responding to and investigating domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDomestic violence and child abuseGovernment information and archivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersSex offenses
To authorize the Office on Violence Against Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial response to and investigation of such crimes.
USA115th CongressHR-4720| House
| Updated: 1/22/2018
Abby Honold Act This bill directs the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women to make competitive grants to law enforcement agencies and victim services organizations to implement evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches in responding to and investigating domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Tom Emmer
Republican Representative
Minnesota
Cosponsors (17)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Karen C. Handel (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)Jeff Denham (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDomestic violence and child abuseGovernment information and archivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersSex offenses