H.R. 1620: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill · 117th Congress (2021–2022). Passed House, 17 Mar 2021. Introduced 8 Mar 2021.

Official title: To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

Vote results

House, 17 Mar 2021: Passed, 244 Yea, 172 Nay, 0 Present, 14 Not voting. The House’s roll call
President: Not presented to the President.

How each member voted

House

Yea (244): Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9); Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR-4); Fred Upton (R-MI-6); Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12); Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6); Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1); David E. Price (D-NC-4); Jim Cooper (D-TN-5); Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3); Maxine Waters (D-CA-43); Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2); James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6); Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-18); Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30); Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12); Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40); Bobby L. Rush (D-IL-1); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3); Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7); Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2); Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35); Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18); Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19); Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3); Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7); Diana DeGette (D-CO-1); Ron Kind (D-WI-3); James P. McGovern (D-MA-2); Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-9); Brad Sherman (D-CA-30); Adam Smith (D-WA-9); Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5); Barbara Lee (D-CA-13); John B. Larson (D-CT-1); Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-32); Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9); Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2); Mike Thompson (D-CA-5); James R. Langevin (D-RI-2); Rick Larsen (D-WA-2); Betty McCollum (D-MN-4); Adam B. Schiff (D-CA-28); Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8); John R. Carter (R-TX-31); Tom Cole (R-OK-4); Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25); Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-3); C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2); Tim Ryan (D-OH-13); David Scott (D-GA-13); Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38); Darrell Issa (R-CA-50); Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5); Jim Costa (D-CA-16); Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28); Al Green (D-TX-9); Brian Higgins (D-NY-26); Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10); Gwen Moore (D-WI-4); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23); Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-6); Albio Sires (D-NJ-8); Kathy Castor (D-FL-14); Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9); Steve Cohen (D-TN-9); Joe Courtney (D-CT-2); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4); Jerry McNerney (D-CA-9); Ed Perlmutter (D-CO-7); John P. Sarbanes (D-MD-3); Peter Welch (D-VT-AL); John A. Yarmuth (D-KY-3); André Carson (D-IN-7); Jackie Speier (D-CA-14); Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11); James A. Himes (D-CT-4); Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1); Paul Tonko (D-NY-20); Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5); Mike Quigley (D-IL-5); Judy Chu (D-CA-27); John Garamendi (D-CA-3); Bill Foster (D-IL-11); Karen Bass (D-CA-37); David N. Cicilline (D-RI-1); William R. Keating (D-MA-9); Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7); Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24); Dina Titus (D-NV-1); Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7); Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1); Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10); Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3); Ami Bera (D-CA-7); Julia Brownley (D-CA-26); Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17); Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8); Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20); Rodney Davis (R-IL-13); Lois Frankel (D-FL-21); Jared Huffman (D-CA-2); Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8); David P. Joyce (R-OH-14); Daniel T. Kildee (D-MI-5); Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6); Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ-2); Ann M. Kuster (D-NH-2); Alan S. Lowenthal (D-CA-47); Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY-18); Grace Meng (D-NY-6); Markwayne Mullin (R-OK-2); Scott H. Peters (D-CA-52); Mark Pocan (D-WI-2); Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36); Eric Swalwell (D-CA-15); Mark Takano (D-CA-41); Juan Vargas (D-CA-51); Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33); Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2); Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5); Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12); Pete Aguilar (D-CA-31); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8); Mike Bost (R-IL-12); Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2); Ed Case (D-HI-1); Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-11); Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12); Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-7); John Katko (R-NY-24); Brenda L. Lawrence (D-MI-14); Ted Lieu (D-CA-33); Seth Moulton (D-MA-6); Kathleen M. Rice (D-NY-4); Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35); Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12); Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10); David G. Valadao (R-CA-21); Dwight Evans (D-PA-3); Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44); Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL); Anthony G. Brown (D-MD-4); Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24); J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46); Val Butler Demings (D-FL-10); Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13); Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1); Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-15); Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5); Steven Horsford (D-NV-4); Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7); Ro Khanna (D-CA-17); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8); Al Lawson, Jr. (D-FL-5); Stephanie N. Murphy (D-FL-7); Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-1); Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20); Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8); Darren Soto (D-FL-9); Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3); Conor Lamb (D-PA-17); Troy Balderson (R-OH-12); Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5); Susan Wild (D-PA-7); Colin Z. Allred (D-TX-32); Cynthia Axne (D-IA-3); Sean Casten (D-IL-6); Angie Craig (D-MN-2); Jason Crow (D-CO-6); Sharice Davids (D-KS-3); Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4); Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16); Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7); Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29); Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4); Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2); Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16); Josh Harder (D-CA-10); Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5); Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6); Andy Kim (D-NJ-3); Susie Lee (D-NV-3); Andy Levin (D-MI-9); Mike Levin (D-CA-49); Elaine G. Luria (D-VA-2); Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-7); Lucy McBath (D-GA-6); Joe Neguse (D-CO-2); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14); Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5); Chris Pappas (D-NH-1); Dean Phillips (D-MN-3); Katie Porter (D-CA-45); Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7); Kim Schrier (D-WA-8); Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11); Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-8); Abigail Davis Spanberger (D-VA-7); Greg Stanton (D-AZ-9); Pete Stauber (R-MN-8); Bryan Steil (R-WI-1); Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11); Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13); Lori Trahan (D-MA-3); David J. Trone (D-MD-6); Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14); Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2); Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10); Chris Jacobs (R-NY-27); Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4); Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5); Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA-7); Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16); Cori Bush (D-MO-1); Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-26); Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53); Mondaire Jones (D-NY-17); Kaiali’i Kahele (D-HI-2); Young Kim (R-CA-39); Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3); Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11); Kathy E. Manning (D-NC-6); Peter Meijer (R-MI-3); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-2); Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1); Marie Newman (D-IL-3); Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2); Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10); Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15); Nikema Williams (D-GA-5); Don Young (R-AK-AL); Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL-20); Michael F. Doyle (D-PA-18); G. K. Butterfield (D-NC-1); Theodore E. Deutch (D-FL-22); Tom Reed (R-NY-23); Steve Stivers (R-OH-15); Filemon Vela (D-TX-34); A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-4); Charlie Crist (D-FL-13); Antonio Delgado (D-NY-19).

Nay (172): Harold Rogers (R-KY-5); Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4); Ken Calvert (R-CA-42); Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3); Steve Chabot (R-OH-1); Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4); Kay Granger (R-TX-12); Pete Sessions (R-TX-17); Sam Graves (R-MO-6); Michael C. Burgess (R-TX-26); Mike Rogers (R-AL-3); Michael R. Turner (R-OH-10); Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5); Louie Gohmert (R-TX-1); Patrick T. McHenry (R-NC-10); Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5); Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12); Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16); Jim Jordan (R-OH-4); Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5); Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23); Adrian Smith (R-NE-3); Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5); Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1); Steve Scalise (R-LA-1); Tim Walberg (R-MI-7); Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO-3); Tom McClintock (R-CA-4); Bill Posey (R-FL-8); Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15); Mo Brooks (R-AL-5); Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8); Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR-1); Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4); Jeff Duncan (R-SC-3); Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3); Bob Gibbs (R-OH-7); Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-4); H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9); Andy Harris (R-MD-1); Vicky Hartzler (R-MO-4); Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA-3); Bill Huizenga (R-MI-2); Bill Johnson (R-OH-6); Mike Kelly (R-PA-16); Billy Long (R-MO-7); David B. McKinley (R-WV-1); Steven M. Palazzo (R-MS-4); David Schweikert (R-AZ-6); Austin Scott (R-GA-8); Daniel Webster (R-FL-11); Steve Womack (R-AR-3); Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2); Thomas Massie (R-KY-4); Andy Barr (R-KY-6); Richard Hudson (R-NC-8); Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1); Scott Perry (R-PA-10); Tom Rice (R-SC-7); Chris Stewart (R-UT-2); Ann Wagner (R-MO-2); Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14); Roger Williams (R-TX-25); Jason Smith (R-MO-8); Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12); Brian Babin (R-TX-36); Ken Buck (R-CO-4); Tom Emmer (R-MN-6); Garret Graves (R-LA-6); Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6); Jody B. Hice (R-GA-10); J. French Hill (R-AR-2); John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-4); Alexander X. Mooney (R-WV-2); Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4); Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6); David Rouzer (R-NC-7); Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21); Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4); Lee M. Zeldin (R-NY-1); Trent Kelly (R-MS-1); Darin LaHood (R-IL-18); Warren Davidson (R-OH-8); James Comer (R-KY-1); Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19); Don Bacon (R-NE-2); Jim Banks (R-IN-3); Jack Bergman (R-MI-1); Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5); Ted Budd (R-NC-13); Liz Cheney (R-WY-AL); Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2); A. Drew Ferguson IV (R-GA-3); Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1); Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8); Clay Higgins (R-LA-3); Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN-9); Mike Johnson (R-LA-4); David Kustoff (R-TN-8); Brian J. Mast (R-FL-18); John H. Rutherford (R-FL-4); Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11); Ron Estes (R-KS-4); Ralph Norman (R-SC-5); John R. Curtis (R-UT-3); Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8); Michael Cloud (R-TX-27); Kevin Hern (R-OK-1); Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL); James R. Baird (R-IN-4); Tim Burchett (R-TN-2); Ben Cline (R-VA-6); Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1); Lance Gooden (R-TX-5); Mark E. Green (R-TN-7); Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL); John Joyce (R-PA-13); Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9); Carol D. Miller (R-WV-3); Greg Pence (R-IN-6); Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14); John W. Rose (R-TN-6); Chip Roy (R-TX-21); W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17); Van Taylor (R-TX-3); William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4); Michael Waltz (R-FL-6); Claudia Tenney (R-NY-22); Fred Keller (R-PA-12); Dan Bishop (R-NC-9); Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3); Mike Garcia (R-CA-25); Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7); Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2); Lauren Boebert (R-CO-3); Kat Cammack (R-FL-3); Jerry L. Carl (R-AL-1); Madison Cawthorn (R-NC-11); Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9); Byron Donalds (R-FL-19); Pat Fallon (R-TX-4); Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4); Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7); Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5); Scott Franklin (R-FL-15); Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2); Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23); Bob Good (R-VA-5); Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14); Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1); Yvette Herrell (R-NM-2); Ashley Hinson (R-IA-1); Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13); Jake LaTurner (R-KS-2); Nancy Mace (R-SC-1); Tracey Mann (R-KS-1); Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-10); Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15); Barry Moore (R-AL-2); Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1); Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22); Jay Obernolte (R-CA-8); Burgess Owens (R-UT-4); August Pfluger (R-TX-11); Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5); Michelle Steel (R-CA-48); Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24); Devin Nunes (R-CA-22); Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE-1); Jackie Walorski (R-IN-2); Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-1).

Not voting (14): Kevin Brady (R-TX-8); Joe Wilson (R-SC-2); Adam Kinzinger (R-IL-16); Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29); Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH-2); Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1); Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1); Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11); Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34); Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25); Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2); Michael Guest (R-MS-3); Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. (R-MT-AL); Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27).

Not in office (19): Julia Letlow (R-LA-5); Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2); Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1); Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6); Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11); Mike Carey (R-OH-15); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20); Connie Conway (R-CA-22); Mayra Flores (R-TX-34); Mike Flood (R-NE-1); Brad Finstad (R-MN-1); Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK-AL); Patrick Ryan (D-NY-19); Joseph Sempolinski (R-NY-23); Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2); Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH-11); Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-2); Debra A. Haaland (D-NM-1); Ron Wright (R-TX-6).

Summary

Main subject: Reauthorizes and amends the Violence Against Women Act grant programs for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking through fiscal years 2022 through 2026, and adds housing, employment, firearms, Tribal jurisdiction, prison and cybercrime provisions. Sec. 101, Sec. 601, Sec. 703, Sec. 802, Sec. 903

Its core areas: Criminal justice and legal assistance grants for victims; Housing protections and emergency transfers for victims; Unemployment compensation and economic security for victims; Firearm prohibitions for stalking convictions and certain court orders; Tribal criminal jurisdiction and Tribal justice funding; Office on Violence Against Women; Treatment of women in Federal prisons; Cybercrime enforcement and intimate image disclosure.

Unexpected Items: 29 provisions

These provisions fall outside the bill’s main subject or apply narrowly. This describes the text; it is not a judgment.

Not related to the bill’s main subject (19)

Sec. 6: Sense of Congress: Expresses the sense of Congress that sex trafficking victims experience sexual violence and assault and that Federal recognition of their recovery is important.
Sec. 502: Maternal mortality or morbidity study: Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study whether victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking face higher risk of maternal mortality or morbidity, and to report to Congress within 3 years.
Sec. 1204: Review on Native American interactions with law enforcement: Directs the Attorney General to review, and report to Congress on, law enforcement programs, victim-service programs and criminal justice system contacts involving Native Hawaiians, including the share of Federal funding received by Native Hawaiian-serving organizations.
Sec. 1302: Prohibition on engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of law: Makes it a Federal crime, punishable by up to 15 years in prison, to knowingly engage in a sexual act while acting under color of law, and bars consent as a defense.
Sec. 1303: Incentives for States: Authorizes Attorney General grants to States with laws making it an offense to engage in a sexual act under color of law without a consent defense, and authorizes $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 1304: Reports to Congress: Requires annual reports from the Attorney General and the Comptroller General on reports and cases of sexual acts committed under color of law.
Sec. 1414: Task force on sexual violence in education: Requires the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to set up a Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education that makes recommendations on campus sexual violence, Title IX complaint processes and Department of Education enforcement staffing.
Sec. 1602: Findings: States congressional findings on child abuse, domestic violence exposure and how courts handle abuse allegations in child custody cases.
Sec. 1603: Purposes: States the purposes of Title XVI: giving child safety priority in private State court custody proceedings and training court professionals on abuse.
Sec. 1605: Increased funding for formula grants authorized: Increases a State's STOP formula grant by up to 10 percent of its 3-award average if the State has laws on evidence and expert standards in custody cases, remedies for a child's contact resistance, and judicial training of at least 60 initial hours.
Sec. 1606: Application: Requires a State seeking a Title XVI grant to apply to the Attorney General with information on the custody-related laws described in section 1605.
Sec. 1607: Rule of construction: States that Title XVI shall not be read to discourage States from adopting additional provisions for children's safe outcomes.
Sec. 1608: Grant term: Sets a 1-year grant term for Title XVI grants, allows renewal, and limits a State to 4 years of such grants.
Sec. 1609: Uses of funds: Requires a State that receives a Title XVI increase to use it for subgrants under section 2007(c)(4)(C) or (D) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
Sec. 1610: Authorization of appropriations: Authorizes $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the Title XVI child custody grant increases. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 1613: Online survey tool for campus safety: Directs the Secretary of Education to develop a standardized online campus survey tool on student experiences with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment and stalking, requires institutions to administer it every 2 years and publish campus-level results, and sets civil penalties for violations.
Sec. 1614: Study on child custody in domestic violence cases: Directs the Attorney General, with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to study whether victims who raise evidence of domestic violence are more likely to lose primary custody of children, and to list recommendations on State laws and practices.
Sec. 1701: Pilot program to provide additional protections: Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish an interim final rule within 180 days creating a 6-year pilot program letting certain employment-authorized nonimmigrants and their children apply for lawful temporary status and travel authorization independent of the principal nonimmigrant.
Sec. 705: GAO Study: Directs the Comptroller General to report within 18 months on how domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking affect survivors' ability to repay Federal student loans, and on related deferment, credit-transfer and loan-defense policies.

Applies only to a specific place or group (3)

Sec. 109: Grants for lethality assessment programs authorization: Authorizes grants for technical assistance and training in lethality assessment programs, limited to applicants with demonstrated experience in developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating such a program, and authorizes $5,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
Sec. 1502: National Resource Center Grant: Directs the Attorney General to award a single grant, authorized at $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to a nonprofit meeting set criteria to run a National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals. ($4,000,000)
Sec. 1612: Grants to State and Tribal courts to implement protection order pilot programs: Creates up to 10 pilot grants of up to $1,500,000 each for State and Tribal courts to serve protection orders electronically, and directs awards to include courts in States among the 7 lowest and 7 highest in population density with low service rates.

Funds a specific named project or event (1)

Sec. 207: Authorization of the FAST Initiative: Authorizes the named Forensic-Medical and Advocacy Services for Tribes Initiative, with $14,000,000 of the amount made available designated for grants for sexual assault medical forensic exams and victim services in Tribal communities. ($14,000,000)

Different amount for specific places or groups (2)

Sec. 301: Rape prevention and education grant: Sets allotments within rape prevention and education funding for named groups: at least 15 percent for sexual assault coalitions, at least 10 percent of funds for Tribal coalitions, and a 1/56 share to each State and territorial coalition.
Sec. 208: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Specific Services Program: Creates a grant program for LGBTQ+ specific services, funded by two percent of amounts appropriated for two other grant programs plus an authorization of $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. ($8,000,000)

Exception or delay for a subset (4)

Sec. 106: Criminal provisions: Amends 18 U.S.C. 2265 so that the provision in subsection (e) applies to all Alaska Tribes regardless of "Indian country" or the population of the associated Native village.
Sec. 703: Provisions related to Unemployment Compensation and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: Gives a State whose plan needs State action to meet the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families requirements until the first calendar quarter after the close of its first regular legislative session to comply.
Sec. 903: Tribal jurisdiction over covered crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, obstruction of justice, sexual violence, sex trafficking, stalking, and assault of a law enforcement officer or corrections officer: Expands Tribal criminal jurisdiction to more crimes and creates a pilot project letting up to five Indian Tribes in Alaska use it, with a special definition of Indian country for Alaska Native villages, and names participating Tribes in Maine.
Sec. 1413: Certain activities relating to intimate visual depictions: Creates a federal offense for distributing intimate visual depictions without consent, but exempts providers of communications services for content supplied by others, unless they intentionally solicit or knowingly and predominantly distribute content they actually know violates the section.

What it does

Sec. 101: Amends the STOP grant program to add permitted uses, including laws and training on recovering, storing and returning dangerous weapons, and changes the authorization period from 2014 through 2018 to 2022 through 2026.
Sec. 103: Raises the authorization for legal assistance grants for victims from $57,000,000 to $75,000,000 and sets the period at fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
Sec. 601: Amends housing protections for victims in federally assisted housing, including emergency transfers, National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool vouchers, and a bar on denying assistance solely for criminal activity directly relating to the abuse.
Sec. 602: Requires each appropriate agency to set up compliance reviews of housing protections, creates a Violence Against Women Director at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and prohibits retaliation by covered housing providers.
Sec. 703: Amends the Internal Revenue Code so that State unemployment law may not deny compensation solely because of a voluntary separation from work attributable to being a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, or a victim of sexual harassment.
Sec. 802: Amends section 922 of title 18, United States Code, to cover persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking and persons subject to certain court orders in the firearm possession prohibitions.
Sec. 903: Extends Tribal special criminal jurisdiction to dating violence, obstruction of justice, sexual violence, sex trafficking, stalking and assault of a law enforcement or corrections officer, and authorizes $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for related reimbursement and grants.
Sec. 1001: Renames the Violence Against Women Office as the Office on Violence Against Women and provides for a Director appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Sec. 1101: Adds requirements for Federal prisons on placement near children, parenting classes, hygienic products, and a bar on placing pregnant prisoners in segregated housing units unless they present an immediate risk of harm.
Sec. 1413: Makes it unlawful to knowingly use interstate or foreign commerce to distribute an intimate visual depiction of a person under stated conditions, with a penalty of a fine, imprisonment of not more than 2 years, or both.

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