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S. 4922 · 116th Congress

Military Domestic Violence Prevention Act

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2 cosponsors · 2 R

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This bill requires the Department of Defense to take various actions and implement programs related to the prevention of and response to domestic violence and child abuse and neglect among military families, including by ensuring information sharing among the Armed Forces about incidents reported to the Family Advocacy Programs of the Armed Forces.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Nov 18, 2020

Military Domestic Violence Prevention Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to take various actions and implement programs related to the prevention of and response to domestic violence and child abuse and neglect among military families, including by ensuring information sharing among the Armed Forces about incidents reported to the Family Advocacy Programs of the Armed Forces.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Military Domestic Violence Prevention Act

Latest action (Nov 18, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 18, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.