Federal Advocacy Issues
THE 115TH CONGRESS BEGINS, The Human Needs Report, Coalition on Human Needs, Washington, DC: January 17, 2017.
2014 BUDGET RESTORES & INCREASES RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: January 17, 2014. See VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for FYs '12, '13, '14 and '15.
2014 CRIME VICTIMS ASSISTANCE FUND ALLOCATIONS (OVC Formula Chart), Office for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: updated May 16, 2013.
ACT NOW: URGE CONGRESS TO REJECT PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: March 17, 2017.
ACTION ALERT: EARNED INCOME AND CHILD TAX CREDITS, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 3, 2015.
ACTION ALERT! SESSIONS IS NOT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT WOMEN NEED!, Jewish Women International, Washington, DC: January 4, 2017.
2014 BUDGET RESTORES & INCREASES RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: January 17, 2014. See VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for FYs '12, '13, '14 and '15.
2014 CRIME VICTIMS ASSISTANCE FUND ALLOCATIONS (OVC Formula Chart), Office for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: updated May 16, 2013.
ACT NOW: URGE CONGRESS TO REJECT PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: March 17, 2017.
ACTION ALERT: EARNED INCOME AND CHILD TAX CREDITS, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 3, 2015.
ACTION ALERT! SESSIONS IS NOT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT WOMEN NEED!, Jewish Women International, Washington, DC: January 4, 2017.
ACTION ALERT VAWA: URGE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO SUPPORT, The National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: March 21, 2017.
ADVOCATES FROM OVER 40 STATES DESCEND ON CAPITOL HILL TO CALL FOR FUNDING AND LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: June 2, 2015.
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: 1870-2012, Jennifer E. Manning and Colleen J. Shogan, Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC: November 26, 2012.
BENNET, CASEY STAND UP FOR HEALTH CARE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, Washington, DC: December 22, 2011.
BIDEN AMENDMENT BOOSTS FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) PROGRAMS, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: March 13, 2008. See Amendment 4166.
BUSH BUDGET COULD ROLL BACK MORE THAN A DECADE OF SUCCESS IN COMBATTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: February 4, 2008.
BUDGET (FY 14) DEAL
Budget Deal Would Halt Some Sequester Woes, Provide Fiscal Stability, Tom Salyers, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, DC: December 13, 2013. Copyright © 2013 Center for Law and Social Policy.
Statement of Shawn McMahon, Acting President / CEO of Wider Opportunities for Women, After Yesterday's Announcement of a Potential Budget Agreement by Budget Conference Chairs Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Wider Opportunities for Women, Washington, DC: December 12, 2013.
CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY AND URGE THEM TO OPPOSE THE "STOP DANGEROUS SANCTUARY CITIES ACT" AND THE "STOP ILLEGAL REENTRY ACT", National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: July 1, 2016. Find your Senators' contact information.
CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDING TO END DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE – APPROPRIATIONS BRIEFING BOOK, Washington, DC.
VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '16, '17 and '18, updated July 2017.
VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for FIscal Years '15, '16 and '17, updated June 2016.
VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14, '15, '16 and '17, updated February 2016.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14, '15 and '16, updated December 2015.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14, '15 and '16, updated May 2015.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14, '15 and '16, updated February 2015.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '12, '13, '14 and '15, updated December 16, 2014.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14 and '15, updated August 14, 2014.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14 and '15, updated June 9, 2014.
VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '12, '13, '14 and '15, updated March 6, 2014.
VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '12, '13, '14 and '15, revised January 2014.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '12, '13 and '14, revised July 18, 2013.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '10, '11, '12, '13 and '14, revised April 10, 2013.
FY 2013 Appropriations Briefing Book, March 2012.
FY 2012 Appropriations Briefing Book, April 2011.
FY 2011 Appropriations Briefing Book, May 2010. Updated pages 7 & 8 – VAWA Appropriations for Fiscal Years '08, '09, '10 and '12, as of December 16, 2011.
FY 2007 Appropriations Briefing Book, updated March 2006.
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation is on the Senate Floor TUESDAY! ~ Urge Your Senators to Safeguard Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: June 10, 2013. Find your Senators and see How CIR Affects Immigrant Survivors.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Survivors Can't Afford to Wait, posted by Lynn Rosenthal, The White House Blog, The White House, Washington, DC: November 5, 2013.
Domestic Violence Advocates Cheer Senate Passage of Immigration Reform Bill, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: June 27, 2013. Read How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Affects Immigrant Survivors and see how Senators voted.
How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Affects Immigrant Survivors, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: May 28, 2013.
How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Affects Immigrant Survivors of Violence Talking Points on the Final Senate Bill and the Road Ahead in the House, National Latin@ Network, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and ASISTA, June 25, 2013.
How Comprehensive Immigration Reform (S. 744) Affects Immigrant Survivors, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: updated May 28, 2013.
Over 300 Organizations Committed to Ending Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking Write to House Majority Leadership Urging Immigration Reform, National Latin@ Network, St. Paul, MN: July 1, 2014. Review fact sheet and read letter.
The 'SAFE' Act Would Make Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence Less Safe, National Latin@ Network, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and ASISTA, 2013.
Take Action for Immigration Reform on Behalf of Immigrant Survivors, National Latin@ Network, St. Paul, MN: June 4, 2014. See backgrounder, advocates for survivors urge Congress to act and summary of important protections.
Women Say Time is Right Now for Immigration Law, Liza Gross, Women's eNews, November 4, 2013. Copyright © 2013 Women's eNews.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNIQUÉ ~ SUPPORT REFUGEE WOMEN FLEEING SEXUAL TORTURE AND VIOLENCE, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: November 24, 2015.
CONGRESSIONAL OUTREACH GUIDE, Safe States Alliance, Atlanta, GA: 2012.
CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TO TELL THEM ABOUT VAWA, FVPSA AND VOCA AND THE CRUCIAL SERVICES THEY SUPPORT, SEPTEMBER 26-30, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: September 15, 2011.
CONTINUED FUNDING NEEDED TO PROTECT WOMEN, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware State News, Dover, DE: February 16, 2008.
CUTS TO PREVENTION FUNDING STILL MOVING FORWARD, Prevention Institute, Oakland, CA: December 12, 2011.
DEAR CHAIRMAN WOLF AND RANKING MEMBER FATTAH REQUESTING A RAISE IN THE CAP ON SPENDING FOR THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND, signed by several members of U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC: April 16, 2013.
DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND JUSTICE AND SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2013 (OVW begins on page 67), U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Washington, DC: April 19, 2012.
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, FY 2010 (graphic), National Priorities Project, Northampton, MA. Copyright © 2010 National Priorities Project, Inc.
DOING THE SAME THING AND EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FY 2012 BUDGET..., Justice Policy Institute, Washington, DC.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CUTBACKS RISK LIVES, Ann Fisher, Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH: February 12, 2008. Copyright © 2008 The Columbus Dispatch.
DR. PHIL COMES TO NATION'S CAPITAL ON BEHALF OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: July 14, 2011. Watch video.
DVAM BRIEFING: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE POLICY IN THE 115th CONGRESS, Jewish Women International, Washington, DC: October 6, 2016.
ECONOMIC GENDER GAP ACTION KIT, Democracy For America, Burlington, VT: 2012.
FAMILY DETENTION CENTERS (SYSTEM)
Advocates for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault call for an end to the use of detention centers for immigrant women & children fleeing violence, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Casa de Esperanza, October 2014.
Letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security expressing concerns about the recent increase in detention of survivors of violence and call for an end to family detention, signed by 126 national, regional, state and local organizations assisting and advocating on behalf of women survivors of violence, September 18, 2014. Note: The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence signed onto this letter.
On the Border Humanitarian Crisis, National Latin@ Network Blog, Casa de Esperanza, St. Paul, MN: October 28, 2014.
SJC Chairman Leahy, Senate Democrats Press DHS Against Expansion of Family Detention System, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: October 16, 2014.
Stop Locking Up Immigrant Families who are Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: October 22, 2014. Contact your Senators and Representatives and read PREA complaint.
THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT (FVPSA)
Domestic Violence Funding ~ Call or Email Your House and Senate Members, Safe States Alliance, Atlanta, GA: October 24, 2014. Find your Senators and Representatives.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act of 2010, Monica McLaughlin, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: January 2011. See Analysis.
House and Senate Pass Act to Provide Lifesaving Services and Programs for Community Shelters and Crisis Centers, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 10, 2010.
House of Representatives Passes Lifesaving Legislation for Domestic Violence Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 8, 2010.
National Network to End Domestic Violence Applauds President Obama for Signing Lifesaving Legislation, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 20, 2010.
Reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: 2010.
Senate Passes Vital Legislation for Domestic Violence Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 3, 2010.
Statement from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the Reauthorization of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, The White House, Washington, DC: December 10, 2010.
Urge the House to Pass the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Now!, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 6, 2010.
FORCIBLE RAPE CLAUSE IN ABORTION LEGISLATION
"Forcible Rape" Clause Removed from Chris Smith Bill, Feminist News, Feminist Majority Foundation, February 4, 2011. Copyright © 2011 Feminist Majority Foundation.
Advocates Stand Against Narrow Rape Exemption in Abortion Legislation, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, February 3, 2011. See Position Statement.
Congress Introduces Bill that Sharply Limits Coverage for Rape Survivors, Legal Momentum, Washington, DC: February 1, 2011.
What Do You Mean It's Not Rape?, Jeanette Friedman, February 2011.
FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES
Action Alert ~ Support Strong and Sustained Funding for Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: March 9, 2016. Find your Senators and Representatives.
Ask Your U.S. House Member to Endorse Strong and Sustained Funding for Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, March 29, 2017. Find your Representative and see VAWA-FVPSA and VOCA "Dear Colleague" letters.
Congress Invests in Lifesaving Programs for Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: May 3, 2017.
Funding Challenges for Domestic Violence Programs: The Impact on Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: March 2013.
FY 2014 Appropriations Update, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Washington, DC: January 14, 2014.
Letter to Key Senate and House Leaders calling for sustained investment in programs that address domestic violence and sexual assault in Fiscal Year 18, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: May 1, 2017. Note: The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence signed onto this letter.
Letter to Representatives urging them to maintain and increase support for VAWA and FVPSA, signed by several members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC: March 26, 2014.
Letter to Senators urging them to fund VAWA AND FVPSA at the highest possible levels, signed by several members of the U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: April 4, 2014.
Letter to Senators urging them to significantly increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: April 15, 2014. Note: The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence signed onto this letter.
NNEDV Welcomes Move to Reauthorize Life-Saving Legislation, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: November 19, 2009.
Please Call Congress re: FY 16 Funding, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: September 15, 2015. Find your Representative.
Preserve Funding for Lifesaving Victim Services, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: February 7, 2011.
President Bush Requests Funding Cuts that Endanger Domestic Violence Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: February 5, 2008.
Send letters to your Congressional delegation re: funding levels for FVPSA, VAWA and VOCA, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: March 14, 2014. See template letter and appropriations chart.
Take Action! ~ Domestic Violence Programs Must Have the Resources They Need to Provide Life-Saving Services for Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 17, 2013. Take action!
TAKE ACTION! Funding to End Violence Against Women is in Jeopardy, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: January 19, 2017. Read NNEDV press statement and The Hill article.
Urge Your Senators to Support Funding for Domestic Violence shelters, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: March 13, 2013. Find your Senator.
FY 2012 BUDGET RESOLUTION, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Budget, Washington, DC: April 2011.
The Path to Prosperity ~ Restoring America's Promise ~ FY 2012 Budget Resolution
Summary of the FY 2012 Budget Resolution
A Contrast in Budgets (House Resolution v. President's budget)
FY 2014 BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS (by secretary staff division and operating division), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC: April 2013.
FY 2016 CDC INJURY CENTER BUDGET OVERVIEW, December 2015.
FY 2016 FUNDING BILL INCLUDES INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 18, 2015.
GIRL POWER ~ 101 FACTS ABOUT 100 WOMEN OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE, Erin Gloria Ryan, Jezebel, New York, NY: January 5, 2013.
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: 1870-2012, Jennifer E. Manning and Colleen J. Shogan, Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC: November 26, 2012.
BENNET, CASEY STAND UP FOR HEALTH CARE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, Washington, DC: December 22, 2011.
BIDEN AMENDMENT BOOSTS FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) PROGRAMS, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: March 13, 2008. See Amendment 4166.
BUSH BUDGET COULD ROLL BACK MORE THAN A DECADE OF SUCCESS IN COMBATTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: February 4, 2008.
BUDGET (FY 14) DEAL
Budget Deal Would Halt Some Sequester Woes, Provide Fiscal Stability, Tom Salyers, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, DC: December 13, 2013. Copyright © 2013 Center for Law and Social Policy.
Statement of Shawn McMahon, Acting President / CEO of Wider Opportunities for Women, After Yesterday's Announcement of a Potential Budget Agreement by Budget Conference Chairs Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Wider Opportunities for Women, Washington, DC: December 12, 2013.
CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY AND URGE THEM TO OPPOSE THE "STOP DANGEROUS SANCTUARY CITIES ACT" AND THE "STOP ILLEGAL REENTRY ACT", National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: July 1, 2016. Find your Senators' contact information.
CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDING TO END DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE – APPROPRIATIONS BRIEFING BOOK, Washington, DC.
VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '16, '17 and '18, updated July 2017.
VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for FIscal Years '15, '16 and '17, updated June 2016.
VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14, '15, '16 and '17, updated February 2016.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14, '15 and '16, updated December 2015.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14, '15 and '16, updated May 2015.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14, '15 and '16, updated February 2015.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '12, '13, '14 and '15, updated December 16, 2014.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14 and '15, updated August 14, 2014.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '13, '14 and '15, updated June 9, 2014.
VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '12, '13, '14 and '15, updated March 6, 2014.
VAWA and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '12, '13, '14 and '15, revised January 2014.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '12, '13 and '14, revised July 18, 2013.
VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '10, '11, '12, '13 and '14, revised April 10, 2013.
FY 2013 Appropriations Briefing Book, March 2012.
FY 2012 Appropriations Briefing Book, April 2011.
FY 2011 Appropriations Briefing Book, May 2010. Updated pages 7 & 8 – VAWA Appropriations for Fiscal Years '08, '09, '10 and '12, as of December 16, 2011.
FY 2007 Appropriations Briefing Book, updated March 2006.
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation is on the Senate Floor TUESDAY! ~ Urge Your Senators to Safeguard Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: June 10, 2013. Find your Senators and see How CIR Affects Immigrant Survivors.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Survivors Can't Afford to Wait, posted by Lynn Rosenthal, The White House Blog, The White House, Washington, DC: November 5, 2013.
Domestic Violence Advocates Cheer Senate Passage of Immigration Reform Bill, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: June 27, 2013. Read How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Affects Immigrant Survivors and see how Senators voted.
How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Affects Immigrant Survivors, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: May 28, 2013.
How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Affects Immigrant Survivors of Violence Talking Points on the Final Senate Bill and the Road Ahead in the House, National Latin@ Network, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and ASISTA, June 25, 2013.
How Comprehensive Immigration Reform (S. 744) Affects Immigrant Survivors, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: updated May 28, 2013.
Over 300 Organizations Committed to Ending Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking Write to House Majority Leadership Urging Immigration Reform, National Latin@ Network, St. Paul, MN: July 1, 2014. Review fact sheet and read letter.
The 'SAFE' Act Would Make Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence Less Safe, National Latin@ Network, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and ASISTA, 2013.
Take Action for Immigration Reform on Behalf of Immigrant Survivors, National Latin@ Network, St. Paul, MN: June 4, 2014. See backgrounder, advocates for survivors urge Congress to act and summary of important protections.
Women Say Time is Right Now for Immigration Law, Liza Gross, Women's eNews, November 4, 2013. Copyright © 2013 Women's eNews.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNIQUÉ ~ SUPPORT REFUGEE WOMEN FLEEING SEXUAL TORTURE AND VIOLENCE, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: November 24, 2015.
CONGRESSIONAL OUTREACH GUIDE, Safe States Alliance, Atlanta, GA: 2012.
CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TO TELL THEM ABOUT VAWA, FVPSA AND VOCA AND THE CRUCIAL SERVICES THEY SUPPORT, SEPTEMBER 26-30, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: September 15, 2011.
CONTINUED FUNDING NEEDED TO PROTECT WOMEN, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware State News, Dover, DE: February 16, 2008.
CUTS TO PREVENTION FUNDING STILL MOVING FORWARD, Prevention Institute, Oakland, CA: December 12, 2011.
DEAR CHAIRMAN WOLF AND RANKING MEMBER FATTAH REQUESTING A RAISE IN THE CAP ON SPENDING FOR THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND, signed by several members of U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC: April 16, 2013.
DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND JUSTICE AND SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2013 (OVW begins on page 67), U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Washington, DC: April 19, 2012.
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, FY 2010 (graphic), National Priorities Project, Northampton, MA. Copyright © 2010 National Priorities Project, Inc.
DOING THE SAME THING AND EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FY 2012 BUDGET..., Justice Policy Institute, Washington, DC.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CUTBACKS RISK LIVES, Ann Fisher, Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH: February 12, 2008. Copyright © 2008 The Columbus Dispatch.
DR. PHIL COMES TO NATION'S CAPITAL ON BEHALF OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: July 14, 2011. Watch video.
DVAM BRIEFING: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE POLICY IN THE 115th CONGRESS, Jewish Women International, Washington, DC: October 6, 2016.
ECONOMIC GENDER GAP ACTION KIT, Democracy For America, Burlington, VT: 2012.
FAMILY DETENTION CENTERS (SYSTEM)
Advocates for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault call for an end to the use of detention centers for immigrant women & children fleeing violence, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Casa de Esperanza, October 2014.
Letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security expressing concerns about the recent increase in detention of survivors of violence and call for an end to family detention, signed by 126 national, regional, state and local organizations assisting and advocating on behalf of women survivors of violence, September 18, 2014. Note: The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence signed onto this letter.
On the Border Humanitarian Crisis, National Latin@ Network Blog, Casa de Esperanza, St. Paul, MN: October 28, 2014.
SJC Chairman Leahy, Senate Democrats Press DHS Against Expansion of Family Detention System, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: October 16, 2014.
Stop Locking Up Immigrant Families who are Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: October 22, 2014. Contact your Senators and Representatives and read PREA complaint.
THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT (FVPSA)
Domestic Violence Funding ~ Call or Email Your House and Senate Members, Safe States Alliance, Atlanta, GA: October 24, 2014. Find your Senators and Representatives.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act of 2010, Monica McLaughlin, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: January 2011. See Analysis.
House and Senate Pass Act to Provide Lifesaving Services and Programs for Community Shelters and Crisis Centers, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 10, 2010.
House of Representatives Passes Lifesaving Legislation for Domestic Violence Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 8, 2010.
National Network to End Domestic Violence Applauds President Obama for Signing Lifesaving Legislation, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 20, 2010.
Reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: 2010.
Senate Passes Vital Legislation for Domestic Violence Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 3, 2010.
Statement from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the Reauthorization of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, The White House, Washington, DC: December 10, 2010.
Urge the House to Pass the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Now!, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 6, 2010.
FORCIBLE RAPE CLAUSE IN ABORTION LEGISLATION
"Forcible Rape" Clause Removed from Chris Smith Bill, Feminist News, Feminist Majority Foundation, February 4, 2011. Copyright © 2011 Feminist Majority Foundation.
Advocates Stand Against Narrow Rape Exemption in Abortion Legislation, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, February 3, 2011. See Position Statement.
Congress Introduces Bill that Sharply Limits Coverage for Rape Survivors, Legal Momentum, Washington, DC: February 1, 2011.
What Do You Mean It's Not Rape?, Jeanette Friedman, February 2011.
FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES
Action Alert ~ Support Strong and Sustained Funding for Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: March 9, 2016. Find your Senators and Representatives.
Ask Your U.S. House Member to Endorse Strong and Sustained Funding for Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, March 29, 2017. Find your Representative and see VAWA-FVPSA and VOCA "Dear Colleague" letters.
Congress Invests in Lifesaving Programs for Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: May 3, 2017.
Funding Challenges for Domestic Violence Programs: The Impact on Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: March 2013.
FY 2014 Appropriations Update, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Washington, DC: January 14, 2014.
Letter to Key Senate and House Leaders calling for sustained investment in programs that address domestic violence and sexual assault in Fiscal Year 18, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: May 1, 2017. Note: The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence signed onto this letter.
Letter to Representatives urging them to maintain and increase support for VAWA and FVPSA, signed by several members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC: March 26, 2014.
Letter to Senators urging them to fund VAWA AND FVPSA at the highest possible levels, signed by several members of the U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: April 4, 2014.
Letter to Senators urging them to significantly increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: April 15, 2014. Note: The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence signed onto this letter.
NNEDV Welcomes Move to Reauthorize Life-Saving Legislation, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: November 19, 2009.
Please Call Congress re: FY 16 Funding, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: September 15, 2015. Find your Representative.
Preserve Funding for Lifesaving Victim Services, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: February 7, 2011.
President Bush Requests Funding Cuts that Endanger Domestic Violence Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: February 5, 2008.
Send letters to your Congressional delegation re: funding levels for FVPSA, VAWA and VOCA, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: March 14, 2014. See template letter and appropriations chart.
Take Action! ~ Domestic Violence Programs Must Have the Resources They Need to Provide Life-Saving Services for Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 17, 2013. Take action!
TAKE ACTION! Funding to End Violence Against Women is in Jeopardy, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: January 19, 2017. Read NNEDV press statement and The Hill article.
Urge Your Senators to Support Funding for Domestic Violence shelters, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: March 13, 2013. Find your Senator.
FY 2012 BUDGET RESOLUTION, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Budget, Washington, DC: April 2011.
The Path to Prosperity ~ Restoring America's Promise ~ FY 2012 Budget Resolution
Summary of the FY 2012 Budget Resolution
A Contrast in Budgets (House Resolution v. President's budget)
FY 2014 BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS (by secretary staff division and operating division), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC: April 2013.
FY 2016 CDC INJURY CENTER BUDGET OVERVIEW, December 2015.
FY 2016 FUNDING BILL INCLUDES INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 18, 2015.
GIRL POWER ~ 101 FACTS ABOUT 100 WOMEN OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE, Erin Gloria Ryan, Jezebel, New York, NY: January 5, 2013.
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Domestic Violence Programs Brace For End of Federal Funds After Friday, Bryce Covert, Think Progress, October 4, 2013. Copyright © 2005-2013 Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown, Zoë Carpenter, The Nation, October 8, 2013. Copyright © 2013 The Nation.
During Shutdown, Pennsylvania Domestic Violence Shelters Weather 'Perfect Storm' to Stay Open, Tara Murtha, RH Reality Check, October 15, 2013.
Federal Shutdown Jeopardizes Domestic Violence Victims and Programs, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: October 1, 2013.
Government Shutdown Jeopardizes Domestic Violence& Sexual Assault Victims and Programs ~ Urge the House to end the shutdown now by voting for a clean continuing resolution!, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: October 10, 2013.
Government shutdown puts squeeze on health, safety, John Bacon and Natalie DiBlasio, USA Today, October 9, 2013. Copyright © 2013 USA Today.
House approves stopgap funding, averting costly shutdown, Sarah Ferris and Cristina Marcos, The Hill, Washington, DC: September 28, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp.
NAESV Calls on Congress to Immediately Fund the Federal Government, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Washington, DC: October 4, 2013.
Shutdown Harming Domestic Violence Programs, Top Senator Says, Sahil Kapur, TPM, Washington, DC: October 12, 2013. Copyright © 2013 TPM Media LLC.
Tell Congress to Take Action to Prevent a Government Shutdown, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: September 22, 2015. Call your Senator and Representative today.
VAWA and the Government Shutdown, Deirdre Bannon, The Crime Report, October 18, 2013.
Without Federal Funding, Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence Struggles, Matt Laslo, WAMU 88.5, October 7, 2013. Copyright © 2013 WAMU 88.5.
GUN VIOLENCE AND BACKGROUND CHECKS LEGISLATION
ACTION ALERT (re: Blumenthal / Murphy Domestic Violence Amendment) ~ PLEASE TAKE ACTION, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: July 9, 2014. Read Lori Jackson Amendment and see list of Senators co-sponsoring the underlying Sportsmen's bill.
ACTION ALERT: Protect our communities from gun violence! The vote is Monday at 5:30 pm. Please contact your Senators., National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: June 17, 2016. Find your Senators' phone numbers and contact information for key staff.
ACTION ALERT: Protect victims / survivors from gun violence! Meet with your Members of Congress during the summer recess!, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Denver, CO: July 26, 2016. Find your House member and his / her contact information at www.house.gov and his / her Twitter handle here. Find your Senators and their contact information at www.senate.gov and their Twitter handles here.
ACTION ALERT: Rep. Hudson's HR 38 Enables Abusers to Stalk and Murder ~ Stop HR 38!, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: May 15, 2017. Find your Senators, find your Representatives and find their Twitter handles.
ACTION ALERT: Support the sit-in and DEMAND A VOTE to protect our communities from gun violence! Contact your HOUSE MEMBER and SPEAKER RYAN!, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: June 22, 2016.
ACTION ALERT! Tell Congress we need real action on gun safety, Jewish Women International, Washington, DC: July 5, 2016. Find your Representatives and contact Speaker Ryan at 202/225-0600 and via email.
Domestic Violence Programs Brace For End of Federal Funds After Friday, Bryce Covert, Think Progress, October 4, 2013. Copyright © 2005-2013 Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown, Zoë Carpenter, The Nation, October 8, 2013. Copyright © 2013 The Nation.
During Shutdown, Pennsylvania Domestic Violence Shelters Weather 'Perfect Storm' to Stay Open, Tara Murtha, RH Reality Check, October 15, 2013.
Federal Shutdown Jeopardizes Domestic Violence Victims and Programs, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: October 1, 2013.
Government Shutdown Jeopardizes Domestic Violence& Sexual Assault Victims and Programs ~ Urge the House to end the shutdown now by voting for a clean continuing resolution!, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: October 10, 2013.
Government shutdown puts squeeze on health, safety, John Bacon and Natalie DiBlasio, USA Today, October 9, 2013. Copyright © 2013 USA Today.
House approves stopgap funding, averting costly shutdown, Sarah Ferris and Cristina Marcos, The Hill, Washington, DC: September 28, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp.
NAESV Calls on Congress to Immediately Fund the Federal Government, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Washington, DC: October 4, 2013.
Shutdown Harming Domestic Violence Programs, Top Senator Says, Sahil Kapur, TPM, Washington, DC: October 12, 2013. Copyright © 2013 TPM Media LLC.
Tell Congress to Take Action to Prevent a Government Shutdown, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: September 22, 2015. Call your Senator and Representative today.
VAWA and the Government Shutdown, Deirdre Bannon, The Crime Report, October 18, 2013.
Without Federal Funding, Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence Struggles, Matt Laslo, WAMU 88.5, October 7, 2013. Copyright © 2013 WAMU 88.5.
GUN VIOLENCE AND BACKGROUND CHECKS LEGISLATION
ACTION ALERT (re: Blumenthal / Murphy Domestic Violence Amendment) ~ PLEASE TAKE ACTION, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: July 9, 2014. Read Lori Jackson Amendment and see list of Senators co-sponsoring the underlying Sportsmen's bill.
ACTION ALERT: Protect our communities from gun violence! The vote is Monday at 5:30 pm. Please contact your Senators., National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: June 17, 2016. Find your Senators' phone numbers and contact information for key staff.
ACTION ALERT: Protect victims / survivors from gun violence! Meet with your Members of Congress during the summer recess!, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Denver, CO: July 26, 2016. Find your House member and his / her contact information at www.house.gov and his / her Twitter handle here. Find your Senators and their contact information at www.senate.gov and their Twitter handles here.
ACTION ALERT: Support the sit-in and DEMAND A VOTE to protect our communities from gun violence! Contact your HOUSE MEMBER and SPEAKER RYAN!, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: June 22, 2016.
ACTION ALERT! Tell Congress we need real action on gun safety, Jewish Women International, Washington, DC: July 5, 2016. Find your Representatives and contact Speaker Ryan at 202/225-0600 and via email.
