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S. 327 (111th)

Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009

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Introduced

26 January 2009

Last action

1 October 2009 · Committee

Status

By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-85. Minority views filed.

Sponsors

Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]

Subjects

Healthcare, Immigration

Source updated

10 August 2026

Healthcare · Immigration

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Summary

Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to: (1) amend certain definitions, grant conditions, and matching fund requirements under such Act; (2) expand the role of the national resource center on workplace responses to domestic violence to require information and assistance to victim service providers and other community-based organizations and coalitions; and (3) expand requirements for providing culturally and linguistically specific services to domestic and sexual violence victims. Amends grant provisions under the violence against women program of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) impose limits on Internet publication of protection order information in domestic violence cases; (2) expand the prohibition against requiring victims of sexual assaults to take polygraph exams; (3) exempt victims of dating violence from certain costs for criminal proceedings and protection orders; (4) require forensic medical exams to be administered by health care professionals (currently, trained examiners); and (5) expand grant purposes to include evidence preservation, sexually transmitted infection testing, and treatment for victims of sexual assault. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to expand protections for aliens who are victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking.

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Timeline

  1. 26 January 2009

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S843-846)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 January 2009

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S843)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 January 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 May 2009

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 7 May 2009

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

  6. 7 May 2009

    Reported

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

    Source: Committee

  7. 1 October 2009

    Floor

    By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-85. Minority views filed.

    Source: Floor

  8. 1 October 2009

    Committee

    By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-85. Minority views filed.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 7 May 2009

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

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    Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 January 2009

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