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H.R. 1704 · 108th Congress

To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to provide for transitional housing assistance grants for…

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To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to provide for transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JSD SchakowskySponsor
35 cosponsors · 34 D, 1 R

Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to require the Attorney General to award grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations to carry out programs to provide short-term housing assistance and related support services to minors, adults, and their dependents: (1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 9, 2003

Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to require the Attorney General to award grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations to carry out programs to provide short-term housing assistance and related support services to minors, adults, and their dependents: (1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation of domestic violence; and (2) for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

Limits the duration of such assistance to an 18-month period, except that a grant recipient may extend such assistance for an additional six-month period with respect to any minor, adult, or dependent who has been unable to acquire permanent housing despite a good-faith effort to do so.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to provide for transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence.

Latest action (May 5, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Policy area: Housing and Community Development · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 9, 2003

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No recorded floor vote found.