H.R. 2119Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021

3 recorded actions232 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Lucy McBath [D-GA-06]
Cosponsors: 83 · 79 Democrats · 4 Republicans
Policy area: Families
Committee: Education and Workforce Committee
Latest action: Oct 27, 2021 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.

IntroducedMar 23, 2021
Passed the HouseOct 26, 2021
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021

This bill modifies, expands, and reauthorizes through FY2026 the Family Violence and Prevention Services program, which funds emergency shelters and supports related assistance for victims of domestic violence.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants and enter cooperative agreements with state and tribal domestic violence coalitions, and community-based organizations, to support prevention services. Depending on the type of organization, grant recipients must use funding to (1) provide technical assistance; (2) promote evidence-informed prevention strategies; (3) implement coordinated, community responses to reduce risk factors for family violence; and (4) develop prevention partnership strategies.

Further, HHS must award specified grants to organizations that provide population-specific services in underserved communities and to community-based organizations that provide culturally specific domestic violence services to racial and ethnic minority groups. The bill also establishes a grants program for tribal domestic violence coalitions to support the provision of local, tribal, family domestic or dating violence services and requires HHS to award a grant for the administration of a hotline dedicated to serving Indians affected by domestic violence.

In addition, the bill modifies certain program-wide definitions; changes the requirements for specified grant applications, eligibility criteria, and use of funds; and makes other technical revisions.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2119 as passed House on Oct 26, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 21193 roll calls on this measure

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Oct 26, 2021Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveOct 26, 2021

How every member votedHouse roll call 336

House Oct 26, 2021 · the primary vote

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Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act

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228 Yea 200 Nay 3 not voting

Party-line vote 9 of 428 voting members broke with their own party: 9 Republicans.

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Democratic219 members

Republican212 members

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Cosponsors83 · 79 Democrats · 4 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2119 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 211918 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2119 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

YWCA USAfiled by UNCORKED ADVOCATES, YWCA USA, WEST FRONT STRATEGIES LLC

Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice +8 more15 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINEfiled by BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP, ELLEN FERN

Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice10 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCEfiled by BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP

Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice7 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2022Filing

NATIONAL RIGHT LIFE COMMITTEEfiled by NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE

Medicare/Medicaid · Budget/Appropriations · Constitution · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption +10 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNIts PAC: Human Rights Campaign PAC

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Health Issues · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Defense +6 more5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCEfiled by BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP

Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice3 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2022Filing

SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST

Constitution · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Health Issues · Foreign Relations +11 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2021Filing

CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE

Defense · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption +8 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2021Filing

PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCfiled by PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.

Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Foreign Relations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties +7 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2021Filing

AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Education1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2021Filing

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