A bill 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 CongressS-2266| Senate
| Updated: 7/18/2018
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic Senator
Minnesota
Cosponsors (1)
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 Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-4720Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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
A bill 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 CongressS-2266| Senate
| Updated: 7/18/2018
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 Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-4720Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic Senator
Minnesota
Cosponsors (1)
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