To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for the grant program to encourage arrest policies in dealing with domestic violence.

Summary

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise the definition of "domestic violence" to include acts or threats of violence, excluding acts of self-defense, committed by: (1) a current or former spouse of the victim; (2) a person with whom the victim shares a child in common; (3) a person who is cohabitating, or has cohabitated, with the victim; (4) a person who is or has been in a continuing romantic or intimate social relationship with the victim; (5) a person similarly situated to the victim's spouse; or (6) any other person against a victim who is protected from that person's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction and for other purposes. Reauthorizes appropriations for grants to encourage arrest policies with respect to domestic violence. Requires that at least five percent of the funds appropriated for such purpose be used for grants to Indian tribal governments.

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Timeline

1. 19 May 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 May 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 May 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 May 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 19 May 1998 · Official file

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 May 1998

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 May 1998

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 May 1998

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Sponsors

• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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