VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1882
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2021-03-12
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Crime victims

Crimes against women

Domestic violence and child abuse

Housing and community development funding

Low- and moderate-income housing

Rural conditions and development

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill adds the Rural Development Voucher Program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA). </p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1882 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021 . 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 .