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Rachel Little [email protected]> 06/22/2000 05:13:42 PM Record Type: Record To: [email protected] CC: Subject: Task Force Alert - 6/22/00 National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women c/o NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund 1522 K Street NW, Suite 550 Washington, DC 20005 Ph: (202) 326-0040 Fx: (202) 589-0511 TASK FORCE ALERT 1) Special Events/Lobby Corps meeting changed from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm 2) House VAWA Reauthorization Mark-Up 3) Status of Senate VAWA bill MEETING CHANGE For D.C.-based groups, the Special Events/Lobby Corps meeting scheduled for Friday, June 23, 2000 HAS BEEN MOVED TO 3:00 PM. The meeting will still be held at the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence - 1532 16th Street NW, (202) 745-1211. ***** VAWA REAUTHORIZATION UPDATE The House Judiciary Committee met yesterday, June 21st, to begin marking up the VAWA Reauthorization Bill, H.R. 1248. Numerous amendments were passed by the committee and a summary by the National Network to End Domestic Violence is included below. The Committee did not finish the mark-up and will continue its work on Tuesday of next week. We expect the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee to offer up several additional amendments at that time, but it is uncertain whether these amendments will pass. Congratulations and thanks to everyone for your hard work on this legislation. Our next step will be to get this bill to the floor for a vote by the House!! ***** Forwarded from our coalition partner, the National Network to End Domestic