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  2. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a federal law that, in part, provides housing protections for people applying for or living in units subsidized by the federal government and who have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, to help keep them safe and reduce their likelihood of experiencing homelessness.

  3. Violence Against Women Act - Wikipedia

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    The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, H.R. 3355) signed by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994.

  4. Fact Sheet: Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

    www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/16/fact-sheet...

    This week, President Biden signed into law the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation passed by Congress as part of the Omnibus appropriations...

  5. What to know about the Violence Against Women Act as the landmark...

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    The Violence Against Women Act, signed by President Bill Clinton on Sept. 13, 1994, was the first federal legislative package to designate domestic violence and sexual assault as crimes and...

  6. OVW Regulations. Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022, enacted as Division W of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022)

  7. Violence Against Women Act - Encyclopedia Britannica

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    Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), U.S. federal legislation that expanded the juridical tools to combat violence against women and provide protection to women who had suffered violent abuses. It was initially signed into law in September 1994 by U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton.

  8. H.R.1620 - Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021

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    This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2026 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

  9. The History of the Violence Against Women Act

    www.justice.gov/archive/ovw/docs/history-vawa.pdf

    President George W. Bush signs the Violence Against Women Act of 2005. (VAWA 2005) into law on January 5, 2006. VAWA 2005 authorizes numerous new programs, with an increased emphasis on violence against Indian women, sexual assault, and youth victims.

  10. FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Commemorates the 30th ...

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    Today, President Biden will deliver remarks at the White House to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), landmark bipartisan legislation that he...

  11. Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) | Violence Against Women...

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    Violence Against Women Act: Milestones Achieved and the Road Ahead. Today marks the 29th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) — landmark legislation aimed at ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.