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S. 1197 (109th)

Violence Against Women Act of 2005

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Introduced

8 June 2005

Last action

6 October 2005 · Floor

Status

Held at the desk.

Sponsors

Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]

Subjects

Healthcare, Housing

Source updated

10 August 2026

Healthcare · Housing

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Summary

Violence Against Women Act of 2005 - Reauthorizes and increases funding under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for grants to combat violence against women. Authorizes the Attorney General, through the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women, to award grants to improve court responses. Reauthorizes provisions of the Violence Against Women Acts of 2000 and 1994 concerning training and services for the elderly and the disabled and provisions of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act regarding funding for the national domestic violence hotline. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent cyber-stalking. Provides increased penalties for repeat domestic violence offenses and protection order violations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to: (1) fund programs serving domestic violence victims ages 12 to 24; (2) develop collaborative responses and services to families where there is both child maltreatment and domestic violence; (3) strengthen home visitation and health care system responses; and (4) develop long-term housing options for domestic violence victims who are homeless. Directs the Attorney General to award grants to reduce violence against women on college campuses. Authorizes limited emergency leave for a public employee who is a victim of domestic violence. Grants the Secretary of Homeland Security (currently, the Attorney General) authority to determine whether an alien is or has been a victim of a severe form of trafficking. Makes inapplicable a provision finding an alien inadmissible upon demonstrating a connection between the alien being a victim of a severe form of trafficking and that alien's unlawful presence in the United States. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) permit Indian law enforcement agencies to enter into, and obtain information from, federal criminal information databases, in cases of domestic violence; and (2) develop a national tribal sex offender registry and a tribal protection order registry. Establishes in the Office a Deputy Director for Tribal Affairs.

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Timeline

  1. 8 June 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6229-6231)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 June 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 June 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 July 2005

    Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  5. 8 September 2005

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  6. 12 September 2005

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 12 September 2005

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  8. 12 September 2005

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  9. 4 October 2005

    Reported

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10998-11055; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10998-11054)

    Source: Floor

  10. 4 October 2005

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

  11. 6 October 2005

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  12. 6 October 2005

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  13. 6 October 2005

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

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  • Engrossed in Senate (text)

    Engrossed in Senate · EN · 4 October 2005

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