VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021
This bill adds the Rural Development Voucher Program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA).
Specifically, it extends VAWA's housing protections (e.g., protection from eviction or denial of housing) to residents and applicants under the Rural Development Voucher Program who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1882 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1882
To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to include the rural
development voucher program as a covered housing program, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 12, 2021
Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to include the rural
development voucher program as a covered housing program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act
of 2021''.
SEC. 2. COVERED HOUSING PROGRAMS.
Paragraph (3) of section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new
subparagraph:
``(J) rural development housing voucher assistance
provided by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to
section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1490r), without regard to subsection (b) of such
section, and applicable appropriation Acts; and''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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