Protecting Women and Children Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6868 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6868

To require the Attorney General to conduct a review and submit a report 
     to the Congress on grant and other assistance programs of the 
 Department of Justice to support victims of domestic violence, sexual 
                 assault, dating violence, or stalking.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2023

Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Ms. Caraveo) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Attorney General to conduct a review and submit a report 
     to the Congress on grant and other assistance programs of the 
 Department of Justice to support victims of domestic violence, sexual 
                 assault, dating violence, or stalking.

    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 ``Protecting Women and Children Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW OF AND REPORT ON PROGRAMS SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
              VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, OR STALKING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General of the United States shall--
            (1) complete a review of all grant and other assistance 
        programs of the Department of Justice that support victims of 
        domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or 
        stalking, including such programs under the Violence Against 
        Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291 et seq.) and the Victims of 
        Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.);
            (2) submit to the Congress a report on the results of such 
        review.
    (b) Report Contents.--The report required by subsection (a)(2) 
shall include recommendations for changes to the grant and other 
assistance programs referred to in such subsection--
            (1) to increase protection and other support of victims of 
        domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or 
        stalking, particularly in rural areas; and
            (2) to provide such victims with pathways out of the 
        environment in which the victims have been mentally, verbally, 
        physically, or sexually abused; and
            (3) to encourage and increase long-term support for such 
        victims.
    (c) Public Awareness Campaign.--The Attorney General of the United 
States shall publish the report required by subsection (a)(2) and take 
such other steps as may be appropriate to increase awareness of the 
programs described in subsection (a)(1) among State agencies, nonprofit 
organizations, and other entities eligible to apply for assistance 
through such programs.
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