To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to ensure that healthcare providers can assist survivors of domestic violence, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Creates a Department of Justice demonstration grant program, in consultation with HHS, for eligible health care entities and victim-service partners to train covered individuals in trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Who Benefits and How
Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking could benefit from better trained health care, school, campus safety, and emergency-service personnel. Eligible health care entities, victim-service organizations, and research partners could receive grant-funded work.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Grant recipients would need to train covered individuals, coordinate with mandatory partners, promote training efforts, collect evaluation data, and publicly release interim results. DOJ, HHS, NIJ, and GAO would take on grant administration, training identification, evaluation, and reporting duties.
Key Provisions
- Defines eligible entities, covered individuals, mandatory partners, and responsible federal officials.
- Authorizes competitive grants for demonstration programs using trauma-informed, victim-centered techniques.
- Requires awards across varied settings including urban, suburban, Tribal, remote, rural, campus, and underserved communities.
- Requires grant-funded training on identification, treatment, culturally and linguistically appropriate care, complex cases, collaboration, and classification of reports.
- Requires research partners, independent process or impact evaluation, public preliminary results, and improvement recommendations.
- Requires a GAO implementation report within three years and authorizes $10 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates a Department of Justice demonstration grant program, in consultation with HHS, for eligible health care entities and victim-service partners to train covered individuals in trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Key Policy Areas
Health, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Appropriations
Primary Purpose
Creates a Department of Justice demonstration grant program, in consultation with HHS, for eligible health care entities and victim-service partners to train covered individuals in trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking receiving care or emergency response
- Eligible health care entities, victim-service organizations, and research partners receiving grant-funded support
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- DOJ, HHS, NIJ, and GAO officials administering, evaluating, and reporting on the program
- Grant recipients and covered individuals required to train, coordinate, promote, and evaluate the program
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Sykes introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking receiving trauma-informed health care and response
Eligible health care entities, victim-service organizations, and research partners receiving demonstration grant support
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "nij_director"
- → Director of the National Institute of Justice
- "attorney_general"
- → Attorney General acting through the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women
- "comptroller_general"
- → Comptroller General of the United States
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A person who interfaces with victims, including individuals working for eligible entities, school or university administrators or personnel, campus police or resource officers, and emergency services employees.
A qualifying health facility described in specified Public Health Service Act facility categories.
A national, regional, or local victim services organization or agency collaborating with an eligible facility.
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