Congress slow to pass Violence Against Women Act of 2005

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The Senate Judiciary Committee delayed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) due to a dispute over the section dealing with improvements for battered immigrants. The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women and all of its member organizations, including NOW, continued their national grassroots effort to encourage additional congressional sponsors and increase support for VAWA 2005.

Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Domestic Violence (Families), Judiciary, Family violence, Domestic violence, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Women's issues, Sexual abuse

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The Violence Against Women Act: celebrating 10 years of prevention and healing

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Efforts that enabled the passing of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 are recalled and a decade of achievements is celebrated. It is suggested that further steps must be taken to ensure true prevention, accountability and eradication of violence against women as the Act expires in 2005.

Women, Crimes against

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House and Senate play grinch with budget, tax cuts

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The House of Representatives passed a budget bill on February 1, 2006 that will pay for future tax cuts by cutting down funding of many federal programs. Some of the federal programs that will be affected include Medicaid, child support enforcement and contraception coverage.

Tax Law, Public Finance Activities, Taxes, Medicaid, Administration of Public Health Programs, US House of Representatives, Interpretation and construction, Budget, Tax policy, United States. Congress. House, Birth control, Federal budget

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