US Congress House Bill 5331 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-10-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012 - Amends provisions regarding violence against immigrant women in the following areas: (1) employment of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and U-visa (victims of certain crimes) nonimmigrant aliens, (2) self-petitioning, (3) protections for children and family members from traffickers and criminals, (4) recapture of unused U-visas, (5) battered spouse and family member protections, (6) asylum, (7) removal, (8) naturalization, (9) VAWA confidentiality, (10) services for trafficking victims, (11) fiancee/fiance protections and marriage broker regulation, and (12) sexual abuse in custodial settings.

Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-10-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
2012-08-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2012-08-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2012-05-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2012-05-07	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2012-05-07	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2012-05-07	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2012-05-07	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5331/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5331/BILLS-112hr5331ih.pdf