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House and Senate to Vote to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

08 February 2013

On February 7, 2013, a series of amendments to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) introduced by Senator Grassley were defeated on a vote of 65 to 34. These amendments would have made a third DUI conviction an aggravated felony and cause for immigration removal, and would have expanded aggravated felonies to include all domestic violence convictions. The Senate will now reconvene on Monday, February 11 to continue debate, propose amendments to the bill and vote on the final bill, which does not include the proposed Grassley amendments.

The Senate had voted on February 4 to move forward with a vote on the highly bipartisan VAWA, which, if passed, will strengthen protections for victims of sexual and domestic violence, with a special focus on Native Americans, immigrants and LGBT persons. Three bills to reauthorize the VAWA of 1994 were introduced in the House on January 22.


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