Preamble. To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

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To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. — Sponsor: Ms. Moore — Cosponsors: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Carney, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cicilline, Ms.

Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Enyart, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Esty, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr.

Hastings of Florida, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms.

Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Maffei, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Michaud, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr.

Pocan, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Takano, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas, Ms.

Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth — Actions: January 22, 2013 — Ms. Moore (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Carney, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr.

Castro of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Enyart, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Esty, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foster, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms.

Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Loebsack, Ms.

Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Maffei, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Michaud, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.

Peters of Michigan, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr.

Takano, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Yarmuth) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned