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Congressional Floor Action, Bills Introduced: Reauthorizing the Debbie Smith Act Funding for Public Crime Laboratories’ Work to Build Capacity & Process DNA Evidence Including Evidence Collected in Rape Kits

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Floor Action: 

 Pictured: Congresswoman Annie Kuster*, D-NH

Rep Ann Kuster
Appropriations — On March 23, Congress passed H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, clearing the measure for the president’s signature and avoiding a shutdown of the federal government. The current continuing resolution (P.L. 115-124) expired on March 23.
 
The $1.3 trillion spending bill includes, among other provisions, the provisions of the Targeted Awards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (TARGET) Act, and H.R. 5252, the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act.
 
Human Trafficking — On March 21, the Senate passed, 97-2, H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act. The vote clears the bill for the president’s signature.
 
Miscellaneous — On March 19, the House passed H. Res. 788, a resolution expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY).
 
On March 20, the House passed S. 2040, to designate a facility of the United States Postal Service as the “Amelia Earhart Post Office Building,” and H.R. 4463, to designate a facility of the United States Postal Service as the “Mabel Lee Memorial Post Office.”
 
On March 22, the Senate passed, by unanimous consent, S. Res. 448, a resolution designating March as “National Women’s History Month.”

Mark-Ups:

International — On March 20 [correction, SWW], the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved several bills by voice vote, including S. Res. 426, a resolution supporting the goals of International Women’s Day, as amended, and H.R. 1660, the Global Health Innovations Act.

Hearings:

Violence Against Women — On March 20, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing, “The Need to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.”

Member Statements

  1. Senator Chuck Grassley R (IA)

Witnesses

Panel I

  1. Ms. Katharine Sullivan
    Principal Deputy Director
    Office On Violence Against Women
    U.S. Department Of Justice
    Washington, DC
     

Panel II

  1. Ms. Amanda Nguyen
    CEO And Founder
    Rise
    Washington, DC
     
  2. Ms. Cindy Dyer
    Vice President For Human Rights
    Vital Voices Global Partnership
    Washington, DC
     
  3. Ms. Tracy M. Prior, 
    Chief Of The Family Protection Division
    San Diego County District Attorney’s Office
    San Diego, CA
     

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