VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5113
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2022-11-16
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Crime victims

Crimes against women

Domestic violence and child abuse

Human trafficking

Indian social and development programs

Sex offenses

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Smuggling and trafficking

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Violent crime

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-11-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill allows formula grants for tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions to be used to support women in Native Hawaiian communities in addition to women in tribal communities. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5113 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2022 Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To make a technical amendment to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022 . 2. Grants to combat violent crimes (a) Amendment Section 2001(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10441(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or Native Hawaiian after Indian ; (B) in subparagarph (B), by inserting or Native Hawaiian after Indian ; (C) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by inserting or Native Hawaiian communities after tribal communities ; and (ii) by inserting or Native Hawaiian after Indian ; and (D) in subparagraph (D)— (i) by inserting or Native Hawaiian communities after Indian tribes ; and (ii) by inserting or Native Hawaiian after against Indian ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting or Native Hawaiian communities after Indian tribes ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or Native Hawaiian communities after Indian tribes ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (6) Native Hawaiian defined In this subsection, the term Native Hawaiian has the meaning given that term in section 801 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4221 ). . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 40002(a)(42) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(42) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by inserting , Native Hawaiian organizations, or the Native Hawaiian community after Indian service providers ; (B) by inserting , organizations, or communities after member providers ; and (C) by inserting or Native Hawaiian after designed to assist Indian ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (i), by inserting , organizations, or communities after member service providers ; and (B) in clause (ii), by inserting or Native Hawaiian communities after tribal communities .