HR7494-119

In Committee

Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 11, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H7601B18FE40F4DBB87855C867A7B9F45: 1. Short title The Act may be cited as the Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act.
  • Section HEA0FBFAE0D804FF193CA9F32B3E86ADF: 2. National lethality assessment program resource center grant The Attorney General may make an award to one or more nonprofit or tribal organizations to...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Civil Rights Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies:
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 11, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 11, 2026

Ms. Elfreth (for herself, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Civil Rights Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"lethality assessment program" §HEA0FBFAE0D804FF193CA9F32B3E86ADF

a program that— rapidly connects a victim of domestic violence to local community-based victim service providers

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