US HB1310 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 1310 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Adds the Rural Development Voucher Program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA). Specifically, it extends VAWA's housing protections (e.g., protection from eviction or denial of housing) to residents and applicants under the Rural Development Voucher Program who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Title

VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2019

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2019-02-19	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB3620 (Related) 2019-09-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
HB5038 (Related) 2019-12-12 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HR758 (Similar To) 2019-12-11 - Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider
HB4916 (Related) 2019-11-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.