United States · Law · HR
H.R. 3402 (109th)
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
Introduced
22 July 2005
Last action
5 January 2006 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 109-162.
Sponsors
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Subjects
Immigration, Taxation, Education
Source updated
10 August 2026
Immigration · Taxation · Education
Summary
Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 through 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2009 to carry out the activities of the Department of Justice. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to merge the Byrne grant program and the local law enforcement block grant program into an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to provide for the establishment of a secure telecommunications system for regional information sharing between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Establishes within the Office of Justice Programs: (1) an Office of Weed and Seed Strategies; (2) an Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management; (3) a Community Capacity Development Office; and (4) an Office of Applied Law Enforcement Technology. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) designate a senior Department official to assume primary responsibility for privacy policy; and (2) report annually to Congress on the status of U.S. persons or residents detained on suspicion of terrorism. Increases penalties for sexual abuse of a ward and abusive sexual contact in correctional facilities. Extends for one year a prison rape commission. Authorizes the Attorney General to use the services of the nonprofit Center for Criminal Justice Technology. Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Reauthorizes and expands the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. Sets forth provisions: (1) authorizing grants to improve court responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; (2) directing the Attorney General to establish a task force to review privacy and confidentiality issues, including developing a best practices model to prevent the release of personally identifying victim information; (3) authorizing grants for services and training to enhance community response where there is both child maltreatment and domestic violence, for programs to serve teenage youth, and to combat violent crime on college campuses; (4) authorizing grants to mitigate the effects of domestic violence on children and to reduce future victimization; and (5) authorizing grants to middle schools and high schools to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and their impact on students. Directs the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of State to promulgate regulations to implement the Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of 2000. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the treatment of the spouse and children of victims of trafficking. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct a national study to examine violence against Indian women; and (2) establish the Safety for Indian Women Formula Grants program.
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Timeline
22 July 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 July 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 July 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2005
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
27 July 2005
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
22 September 2005
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 129.
Source: Calendars
22 September 2005
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-233.
Source: Committee
22 September 2005
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-233.
Source: Committee
27 September 2005
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 462 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3402 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 415 - 4 (Roll no. 501).
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 415 - 4 (Roll no. 501).
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Floor
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3402.
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Vote
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 195 - 226 (Roll no. 500).
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Floor
Mr. Stupak moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary. (consideration: CR H8478-8480; text: CR H8478)
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Passed
The House adopted the remaining amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3402.
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3402 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 462. (consideration: CR H8422-8432)
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3402 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 462 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
28 September 2005
Passed
Rule H. Res. 462 passed House.
Source: Floor
30 September 2005
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
Source: IntroReferral
7 October 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2005
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
16 December 2005
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S13749-13766)
Source: Floor
16 December 2005
Discharge
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Discharge
16 December 2005
Committee
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
17 December 2005
Action
Cleared for White House.
17 December 2005
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
17 December 2005
Passed
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H12075-12121)
Source: ResolvingDifferences
17 December 2005
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H12075-12121)
Source: NotUsed
17 December 2005
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3402.
Source: Floor
17 December 2005
ResolvingDifferences
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H12075-12125)
Source: ResolvingDifferences
3 January 2006
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
3 January 2006
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
5 January 2006
Became law
Became Public Law No: 109-162.
Source: President
5 January 2006
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
5 January 2006
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Enrolled Bill · — · Download file
- Public Law · 5 January 2006 · Download file
- Engrossed Amendment Senate · 17 December 2005 · Download file
- Referred in Senate · 7 October 2005 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 28 September 2005 · Download file
- Reported in House · 22 September 2005 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 22 July 2005 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005
- related to → VAWA 2005 Reauthorization Act
- related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3402) to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and for other purposes.
- related to ← International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005
- related to ← Violence Against Women Act of 2005
- related to ← A bill to make technical corrections to the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 109-236 to require the Office of Victims of Crime working with national, state, and local authorities and in collaboration with other federal agencies to develop and implement a plan that allows law enforcement officials to gather evidence of a crime during times of emergency even if the crime occurred outside of their jurisdiction. Furthermore, it requires OVC to coordinate, inform, and educate victims, service providers, and law enforcement officials of the process and mechanisms available for reporting violent crimes and gathering evidence during emergencies.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-236 to establish a fixed annual allocation for State victim assistance grants and OVC discretionary grants equal to the average amount allocated over the previous three years plus 5 percent.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 109-236 to provide additional federal funding for programs that have received grants by the Department of Justice (Office of Violence Against Women) for providing counseling and shelter for women and children in crisis pregnancies.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-236 to make technical changes to the bill requested by various member and the Department of Justice including preserving the "Secure our Schools" program as a stand alone program; ensures that Native American Tribes are eligible for DOJ grants including the new Justice Assistance Grants programs and the Weed and Seed program grants; corrects a potential constitutional problem raised by DOJ and others that the bill as drafted could allow certain grant awards based solely on the basis of race, rather than assisting underserved populations as intended and contains Hurricanes Katrina and Rita provisions which encourage cooperation between federal, state and local courats and communities to ensure that state and lcoal courts will be able to continue to operate using available federal facilities.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-236 to authorize appropriations for the newly-structured Border Violence Task Force in Laredo, Texas. The amendment would authorize $10 million per year for the duration of the bill to provide for equipment, personnel, administrative, and technological costs. Additionally, the amendment allows the Attorney General to designate the lead on the Border Violence Task Force that is currently being lead by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
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