I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7333 
To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to make 
improvements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2026 
Mrs. MCBATH (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, and 
Mrs. KIM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
to make improvements. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement 
Act of 2026’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise specified, 
amendments made by this Act to a section or other provi-
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sion of law are amendments to such section or other provi-
sion of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.). 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVEN-
TION AND SERVICES ACT 
SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 
Subsection (b) of section 301 (42 U.S.C. 10401) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to im-
prove services and interventions for victims of family vio-
lence, domestic violence, and dating violence and to ad-
vance primary and secondary prevention of family vio-
lence, domestic violence, and dating violence by— 
‘‘(1) assisting States (including territories) and 
Indian Tribes in supporting local programs to pro-
vide accessible, trauma-informed, culturally relevant 
residential and non-residential services to victims 
and their children and dependents; 
‘‘(2) strengthening the capacity of Indian 
Tribes to exercise their sovereign authority to re-
spond to violence specified in this subsection and 
committed against Indians; 
‘‘(3) providing for a network of technical assist-
ance and training centers to support effective policy, 
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practice, research, and cross-system collaboration to 
improve intervention and prevention efforts through-
out the country; 
‘‘(4) supporting the efforts of State (including 
territorial) and Tribal coalitions to address the 
needs of victims and their children and dependents, 
including those who are underserved or otherwise 
face obstacles to accessing services, implement effec-
tive coordinated community and systems responses, 
and promote ongoing public education and commu-
nity engagement; 
‘‘(5) maintaining national domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence hotlines, includ-
ing a national Indian domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, and family violence hotline; and 
‘‘(6) supporting the development and implemen-
tation of evidence-informed, coalition-led, and com-
munity-based primary prevention approaches and 
programs.’’. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 10402) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘In this title:’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In this title:’’; 
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(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means an indi-
vidual who is— 
‘‘(A) younger than age 18; and 
‘‘(B) not an emancipated minor.’’; 
(3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 
(4) by— 
(A) redesignating paragraphs (13) and 
(14) as paragraphs (20) and (21), respectively; 
(B) redesignating paragraphs (7) through 
(12) as paragraphs (12) and (14) through (18), 
respectively; and 
(C) redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) 
as paragraphs (9) and (11), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) DATING
PARTNER.—The term ‘dating 
partner’ has the meaning given such term in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)). 
‘‘(4) DATING VIOLENCE.—The term ‘dating vio-
lence’ has the meaning given such term in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)). 
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‘‘(5) DIGITAL
SERVICES.—The term ‘digital 
services’ means services, resources, information, sup-
port, or referrals that are provided through elec-
tronic communications platforms and media (which 
may include mobile phone technology, video tech-
nology, computer technology (including use of the 
internet), and any other emerging communications 
technologies that are appropriate for the purposes of 
providing services, resources, information, support, 
or referrals for the benefit of victims of family vio-
lence, domestic violence, or dating violence) and that 
are in accessible formats, including formats compli-
ant with the most recent Web Content Accessibility 
Guidelines of the World Wide Web Consortium, or 
successor guidelines as applicable. 
‘‘(6) DISABILITY.—The term ‘disability’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102). 
‘‘(7) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes-
tic violence’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)). 
‘‘(8) FAMILY VIOLENCE.—The term ‘family vio-
lence’ means any act, threatened act, or pattern of 
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acts of physical or sexual violence, stalking, harass-
ment, psychological abuse, economic abuse, techno-
logical abuse, or any other form of abuse, including 
threatening to commit harm against children or de-
pendents or other members of the household of the 
recipient of the threat for the purpose of coercion, 
threatening, or causing harm, directed against a per-
son (including an elderly person) who is— 
‘‘(A) related by blood or marriage to the 
person committing such an act (including a 
threatened act or pattern of acts); 
‘‘(B) a dating partner or other person 
similarly situated to a dating partner under the 
laws of the jurisdiction; 
‘‘(C) a person who is cohabitating with or 
has cohabitated with the person committing 
such an act (including a threatened act or pat-
tern of acts); 
‘‘(D) a current or former spouse or other 
person similarly situated to a spouse under the 
laws of the jurisdiction; 
‘‘(E) a person who shares a child or de-
pendent in common with the person committing 
such an act; or 
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‘‘(F) any other person who is protected 
from any such act under the domestic or family 
violence laws, policies, or regulations of the ju-
risdiction.’’; 
(6) by amending paragraph (9), as so redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) INDIAN; INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZA-
TION.—The terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian Tribe’, and 
‘Tribal organization’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; 
(7) by inserting after paragraph (9), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(10) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’; 
(8) by amending paragraph (11), as so redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(11) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN; NATIVE
HAWAIIAN 
ORGANIZATION.—The terms ‘Native Hawaiian’ and 
‘Native Hawaiian organization’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 6207 of the Native Ha-
waiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7517).’’; 
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(9) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘42 U.S.C. 13925(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘34 
U.S.C. 12291(a)’’; 
(10) by inserting after paragraph (12), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(13) POPULATION
SPECIFIC
SERVICES.—The 
term ‘population specific services’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence 
Against Women Act (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)).’’; 
(11) by amending paragraph (15), as so redes-
ignated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(15) SHELTER.—The term ‘shelter’ means the 
provision of temporary refuge and basic necessities, 
in conjunction with supportive services, provided on 
a regular basis, in compliance with applicable State 
(including territorial), Tribal, or local law to victims 
of family violence, domestic violence, or dating vio-
lence, and their children and dependents. Such law 
includes regulations governing the provision of safe 
homes and other forms of secure temporary lodging, 
meals, or supportive services (including providing 
basic necessities) to victims of family violence, do-
mestic violence, or dating violence, and their children 
and dependents.’’; 
(12) in paragraph (17), as so redesignated— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘, designated by the Sec-
retary,’’ after ‘‘organization’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘de-
pendents’’ and inserting ‘‘children and depend-
ents’’; 
(13) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘dependents’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘children and dependents’’; 
(14) by inserting after paragraph (18), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(19) TRIBAL
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
COALI-
TION.—The term ‘Tribal Domestic Violence Coali-
tion’ means an established nonprofit, nongovern-
mental Indian organization, Alaska Native organiza-
tion, or Native Hawaiian organization recognized by 
the Office on Violence Against Women of the De-
partment of Justice that— 
‘‘(A) provides education, support, and tech-
nical assistance to member Indian service pro-
viders, Native Hawaiian organizations, or the 
Native Hawaiian community in a manner that 
enables the member providers, organizations, or 
communities to establish and maintain cul-
turally appropriate services, including shelter 
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and supportive services designed to assist In-
dian or Native Hawaiian victims of family vio-
lence, domestic violence, or dating violence and 
the children and dependents of such victims; 
and 
‘‘(B) is comprised of board and general 
members who are representative of— 
‘‘(i) the member service providers, or-
ganizations, or communities described in 
subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the Tribal communities or Native 
Hawaiian communities in which the serv-
ices are being provided.’’; 
(15) in paragraph (20), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘tribally’’ and inserting 
‘‘Tribally’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘tribal’’ and inserting 
‘‘Tribal’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘tribe’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Tribe’’; 
(16) in paragraph (21), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘42 U.S.C. 13925(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘34 
U.S.C. 12291(a)’’; and 
(17) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(22) UNDERSERVED RACIAL OR ETHNIC POPU-
LATION.—The term ‘underserved racial or ethnic 
population’ means a population that primarily con-
sists of an underserved racial or ethnic population, 
within the meaning of section 40002(a)(46) of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(a)(46)). 
‘‘(23) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(a)). 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—In this title, any use 
of the term ‘family violence’, ‘domestic violence’, or ‘dating 
violence’ shall be treated as a reference to each of the 
terms ‘family violence’, ‘domestic violence’, and ‘dating vi-
olence’.’’. 
SEC. 103. GRANT CONDITIONS. 
The Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 302 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 302A. GRANT CONDITIONS. 
‘‘(a) DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION
OF
CIVIL
RIGHTS
PROVI-
SIONS.—Programs and activities funded in whole or 
in part with funds made available under this title 
(referred to in this paragraph as ‘prevention pro-
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grams and activities’) are considered to be programs 
and activities receiving Federal financial assistance 
for the purpose of Federal laws relating to discrimi-
nation in programs or activities. Subject to para-
graph (2), entities that carry out prevention pro-
grams and activities shall not discriminate on the 
bases described in or in the manners prohibited 
under section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence 
Against 
Women 
Act 
of 
1994 
(34 
U.S.C. 
12291(b)(13)(A)). 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The exception 
described in section 40002(b)(13)(B) of the Violence 
Against 
Women 
Act 
of 
1994 
(34 
U.S.C. 
12291(b)(13)(B)) shall apply to any program or ac-
tivity funded in whole or in part with funds made 
available under this title. 
‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall en-
force the provisions of paragraph (1) in accordance 
with section 602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d–1). Section 603 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 2000d–2) shall apply with respect to any ac-
tion taken by the Secretary to enforce paragraph 
(1). 
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