To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to increase the minimum amount made available to territories under the Sexual Assault Services Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6806
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-09-13
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: American Samoa

Crime victims

Guam

Health programs administration and funding

Northern Mariana Islands

Sex offenses

Virgin Islands
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to modify the formula used to allocate base formula grants under the Sexual Assault Services Program. </p> <p> Specifically, it increases from .25% to .50% the percentage of program funds awarded as a base formula grant to the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6806 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2018 Ms. Bordallo (for herself and Mr. Sablan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to increase the minimum amount made available to territories under the Sexual Assault Services Program, and for other purposes.

1. Allocation to territories under the sexual assault services program Section 41601(b)(4) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12511(b)(4) ) is amended by striking 0.25 percent and inserting 0.5 percent .