VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021 This bill adds the Rural Development Voucher Program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA). Specifically, it extends VAWA's housing protections (e.g., protection from eviction or denial of housing) to residents and applicants under the Rural Development Voucher Program who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseHousing and community development fundingLow- and moderate-income housingRural conditions and developmentSex offenses
VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-1882| House
| Updated: 3/12/2021
VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021 This bill adds the Rural Development Voucher Program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA). Specifically, it extends VAWA's housing protections (e.g., protection from eviction or denial of housing) to residents and applicants under the Rural Development Voucher Program who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseHousing and community development fundingLow- and moderate-income housingRural conditions and developmentSex offenses