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OCR Page 1 of 211SEP-07-2000 10:43
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JORIFY MEMBERS
MINCRITY MEMOERS
MERRY J. HYDE, RANOIS CHAIRMAN
JOHN CONVIDES. JL MICHIGAN
P.JAMES SENSENBRENNER. JR., WISCONSIN
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
BARNEY FRANK, MASSACHUSETTS
BALL McCOLLUM. ELORIDA
HOWARD L BEAMAN. CALIBORNIA
CEORGE w. CEKAS PENNSYLVANIA
MOWARD COOLE. HORTH CAROLINA
ELTON GALLEGLY. CALIFORNIA
Congress of the United States
JERROLD HADLER. NEW YORK
LAMAR a GRITH. TEXAS
AGGERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT. VIRGINIA
MELVIN L WAYT. NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLEST. CANADY. ELORIDA
ZOE LONGREN, CALIFORNIA
BOB CODELATTE VIRCANIA
SYRVE CHARDT. OHIO
House of Representations
EMEILA JACKSON LES. TEMAS
MAXINE WATERS. CALIFORNIA
DOB BARR GEORGIA
MARTH T. MCEMAN, MAS BACNUEETTS
WILLIAMSL JENEINE. TENNESSEE
WILLIAM D. DELAMUNT. MASKACHUSETTS
ASA WUTCHINSON. ARKANSAS
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
MOBERT WELLER, PLORIDA
SOWARD a TABE. INDIANA
STEVEN R ROTHMAN, NEW JERSEY
EMRIS CANMON. UTAH
TAMMY BALOWIN, WISCONSIN
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JAMES B. ROCAR, CALIFORNIA
AUTHONY a WEINER NEW YORK
UNDER a CRANAM, BOUTH CAROLINA
MARV GOND. CALIFORNIA
WASHINGTON. DC 20515-6215
STENCER BACHUE ALABAMA
JOE BCARBORQUOU, PLORIDA
THOMAS E. MOCNEY, EA
JULIAN DETEN
DAVID VITTER, LOUISIANA
OCHERAL COUNSEL-CHE OF STAFF
(202) 225-3957
MINORITY COLDREL
AND STATE DIRECTOR
JON DUDAS
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL- STAFF DREETOR
September 6, 2000
The Honorable Dennis Hastert
Speaker
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Speaker Hastert:
We write to request that you bring H.R. 1248, the Violence Against Women Act
("VAWA") of 2000, introduced by Representative Convie Morella of Maryland, before the full
House for consideration as soon as possible.
As you may be aware, on July 27, 2000 the Committee on the Judiciary approved this
legislation favorably, by a voice vote. H.R. 1248 would reauthorize programs authorized by Title
IV of the Violent Crime Control & Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law No. 103-322)
through 2005, make a number of technical improvements to the programs reauthorized, and
includes a number of provisions addressing the following issues: domestic violence and sexual
assault against older and disabled individuals; civil legal assistance needs of victims; supervised
and safe visitation exchange of children; violence and abuse of women with disabilities; uniform
standards for sexual assault examinations, and, establishment of a domestic violence task force to
minimize overlapping federal efforts to address domestic violence.
During the last six years the programs authorized by VAWA have made a crucial
difference in the lives of many victims of domestic violence as well as their children. While in
general crime rates are down nationally, domestic violence remains a serious problem in our
society, occurring in all communities and crossing ethnic, racial, age, and socioeconomic lines.
Domestic violence is also devastating for children, who often suffer emotional or developmental
effects from experiencing or witnessing family violence. We must continue to support
comprehensive community-based efforts to keep victims safe and hold offenders accountable,
and reauthorizing VAWA programs through passage and enactment of HR. 1248 will further
efforts to do just that.
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