Violence Against Women Act

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The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, H.R. 3355) signed by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994. The act provided $1.6 billion toward investigation and the prosecution of violent crimes against women, imposed automatic and mandatory restitution on those convicted, and allowed civil redress when prosecutors chose not to prosecute cases. The act also established the Office on Violence Against Women within the U.S. Department of Justice. The bill was originally written in 1990 by Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), Louise Slaughter, (D-NY) & Barbara Boxer (D-CA) along with women from the Women's Policy Inc.[1] Rep. Schroeder introduced the House version, H.R. 1133 (the Violence Against Women Act of 1993). It passed the House of Representatives. In 1994, Louise Slaughter convinced Representative Jack Brooks (D-TX) to introduce the bill and it gained support from a broad coalition of advocacy...

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