Urge the House of Representatives to pass the VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 1620)

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is up for reauthorization. Urge Congress to pass VAWA now!

H.R. 1620, the bipartisan VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2021 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 8, 2021. The bill takes a holistic approach, addressing the complex realities of survivors’ lives. It maintains established protections, while also addressing persistent gaps and improving the current VAWA provisions.

Now is the time to reauthorize VAWA with key improvements!

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Subject: Pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 1620)

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Dear Representative, I stand with the National Network to End Domestic Violence in urging you to vote YES on the bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 1620) introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 8, 2021. NNEDV commends Representatives Jackson Lee (D-TX), Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Nadler (D-NY) for their leadership in advancing access to safety and justice for all survivors through Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization. The bill builds upon H.R.1585, which passed in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support in 2019. H.R. 1620 reflects the input and many of the priorities of the domestic and sexual assault movement. The bill takes a holistic approach, addressing the complex realities of survivors’ lives. It maintains established protections, while also addressing persistent gaps. In particular, we support: - funding, including a new $40 million authorization for the Culturally Specific Services Program; - avenues to justice that focus on victim autonomy, agency, and safety, including investments in responses beyond a criminal legal approach, such as prevention and expanded access to VAWA-funded legal services for survivors; - housing protections that allow survivors in federally-assisted housing to relocate to new, safe housing with victim relocation vouchers; maintain housing after a perpetrator leaves; or terminate a lease early; - restoration of tribal jurisdiction that allows tribes to hold non-native perpetrators of sexual assault, stalking, child abuse, elder abuse, assault against law enforcement officers, and trafficking accountable when they commit crimes on native lands; - investment in prevention via the Rape Prevention and Education Program and VAWA Department of Justice prevention programs; - closure of dangerous legal loopholes in existing federal domestic violence-related firearms laws that will help reduce domestic violence and dating violence homicides; - economic justice responses that help survivors access unemployment insurance and help to clarify what constitutes economic abuse; and - VAWA non-discrimination requirements guarantee equal access to VAWA protections for all survivors regardless of gender. We urge you to vote YES on the VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 1620) to help ensure that survivors can escape violence and work toward stability and healing. Thank you for supporting this lifesaving legislation.

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