PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 4032 (107th)

Domestic Violence Screening and Treatment Act of 2002

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

20 March 2002

Last action

2 April 2002 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Barbara Lee, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], JAMES LANGEVIN, Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Grucci, Felix J., Jr. [R-NY-1], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], James McGovern, Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Betty McCollum, Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rick Larsen, Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Sheila Jackson Lee, Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

19 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Domestic Violence Screening and Treatment Act of 2002 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require that health benefits provided include coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment. Amends Federal civil service law to require the Office of Personal Management to require all contracted carriers of health coverage for Federal employees to include coverage for domestic violence screening and treatment services. Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to require States to set aside a reasonable portion of maternal and child health services block grant funds to provide for domestic violence screening and treatment services. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to such funds retained for certain projects, to provide preference to State applicants who include training of providers in how to screen for, and treat, domestic violence. Requires the Secretary to allot funds to States to provide for a separate program for domestic violence screening and treatment.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 20 March 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 March 2002

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 March 2002

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 March 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 2 April 2002

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 105 sponsors and actors.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.