{"id":242002,"date":"2021-03-17T22:30:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T02:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=242002"},"modified":"2021-03-17T22:31:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T02:31:07","slug":"house-votes-to-renew-violence-against-women-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-renew-violence-against-women-act\/","title":{"rendered":"House votes to renew \u2018Violence Against Women Act\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-votes-to-renew-violence-against-women-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=242002&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2387853\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2387853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 MARCH 17: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) joins Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) during a news conference about the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on March 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is set to vote on reauthorizing the act. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:05 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, March 17, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>With bipartisan support, the House approved a 1994 landmark law aimed at protecting women against domestic and sexual violence. On Wednesday, the Violence Against Women Act was reauthorized in a 244-to-172 vote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">244-172: House votes to reauthorize and update the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which expired two years ago. 29 Republicans joined all Democrats in voting Yes. Bill now heads to the Senate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bxW2Jlxgjl\">pic.twitter.com\/bxW2Jlxgjl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigCaplan\/status\/1372294834929688578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bill, which expired two years ago due to a government shutdown, would expand victims\u2019 services as well as reauthorize grant programs to respond to these types of crimes. The measure would also close the so-called \u201cboyfriend loophole\u201d to prevent people convicted of domestic violence or abuse from owning a gun.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Each year, millions suffer domestic abuse in silence because they&#8217;re financially dependent on their partners. I&#8217;m proud my measure to integrate economic abuse as a form of domestic violence is included in the Violence Against Women Act, which the House voted to renew today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VAWA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VAWA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepKatiePorter\/status\/1372301755019526144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c87,000 women, according to the UN, are killed every year,\u201d Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) stated. \u201c50,000 of them are killed by an intimate partner or spouse. That means 137 women die every day by a family member.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite passing in the House, the measure may hit a roadblock in the evenly divided Senate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2387854\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2387854\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2387854 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1716.jpeg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) recounts her own experiences with domestic violence during a news conference with Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) about the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on March 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is set to vote on reauthorizing the act. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1716.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1717.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1718.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1719.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2387854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 MARCH 17: Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) recounts her own experiences with domestic violence during a news conference with Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) about the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on March 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is set to vote on reauthorizing the act. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/report-73-of-voters-worried-about-migrants-spreading-covid-19\/\">Report: 73% Of Voters Worried About Migrants Spreading COVID-19<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 MARCH 17: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) joins Rep. 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