VAWA Passed the Senate Today!

Roy writes "According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence, VAWA (S. 1197) was passed in the Senate today, "by unanimous consent."

Copy from NNEDV's always-lovely Allison...

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Tuesday, October 4, 2005 5:36 PM

The Violence Against Women Act of 2005 was just passed by unanimous consent in the Senate.

This unanimous support of VAWA is tremendous and we thank all Senators for their work to bring VAWA to the floor! Chairman Specter and Senator Biden and their staff really pulled out all the stops to make this happen. Many Senators set aside other pressing issues to move VAWA forward, particularly Senator Landrieu, and we thank them and the Republican and Democrat Senate Leadership for making VAWA a priority.

This was really down to the wire, and truly all the credit goes to YOU who mobilized your grassroots, who made calls yourself, who spoke on behalf of all the victims who have been silenced.

The versions of VAWA passed in the House (HR 3402) and the Senate (S 1197) are different, and now must go to conference where the differences between them will be resolved. We will need your voices again in the coming months to ensure that needs of victims are met in the final VAWA that is signed into law!!

Thank you again for all the amazing work you do.

Allison

Allison Randall

Public Policy Specialist

National Network to End Domestic Violence

660 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 303

Washington, DC 20003

202-543-5566 (phone)

202-543-5626 (fax)

arandall@nnedv.org

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