CRIME CONTROL - Congress Okays $3 Billion To Combat Violence Against Women In Crime Bill

Sep 29, 2026

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Federal legislation authorizes more than $3 billion to expand the Violence Against Women (VAW) program, substantially increasing support beyond the prior act and directing funds toward prosecutors tracking domestic abusers, shelters for battered women, and grants addressing violent crimes against women on college campuses. The bill reallocates percentages among police and prosecution, adds rural police and victim services, and includes competitively awarded innovation grants. It also covers costs when offenders commit crimes across state lines, prevention of dating violence, international sex trafficking countermeasures, and higher penalties for human smuggling and trafficking.

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CRIME CONTROL

Congress Okays $3 Billion To Combat Violence Against Women In Crime Bill

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October 13,2000Vol.34,No.41 IN THIS ISSUE FBI Confirms Serious CrimeDeclined 7%In 1999………2BJS Reports Gunshot WoundsFell 39%In Mid-1990s………2Discovery Of Faulty GunlocksSuspends Distribution………2Study Discusses PreventionOf Juvenile Gun Violence...2'Slavery Tax Credit'Scam..2FBI Features RecoveryOf Computer Forensics……2COPS Office Seeks CommentOn Victims'Survey.………2DOJ Announces GrantManagement Proposa………3Gore,Bush Outline StandsOn Racial Profiling……………3U.S.Probes Campus Crime.3 IN THE COURTS 5th Circuit EvaluatesPolice Use Of Restraint………35th Circuit Allows PoliceTo Interview In Schools……4ADA Case Affects Police...4 ACROSS THE STATES Ariz.,Ark.,Colo.…………4Conn.,Fla.,Maine,Md………5Mich.,Mo.,Neb.,N.H.,N.J.6 N.Y,Okia.,Texas … …7 FUNDINGGrants For At-Risk Youth…7 # CRIMECONTROL Congress Okays $3 Billion To CombatViolence Against Women In Crime Bill Congress sent the White House a sweeping anti-crime bill that in- cludes more than $3 billion to ex- pandtheViolenceAgainstWomen(VAW)program. The bill more than doubles funding allowed in the previous act,which expired Oct.1.It providesnearly $1 billion over five years tohelp prosecutors track down domes-tic abusers,$875 million to expandshelters for battered women and$140 million for grants to stop vio-lent crimes against women on col-lege campuses. The program continues to allo-cate 25 percent of VAW grants topolice and 25 percent to prosecu-tors,but increases from 25 percentto 30 percent the funding of domes-tic violence services.Federa alloca-tions to states decline. The bill also allocates a portionof the funding to rural police,prosecutors and victims'servicesprograms. Besides the formula grants,thebill establishes grants awardedcompetitively for innovative pro-grams. In working to adjourn the 106thCongress,legislators rolled VAWreauthorization and several othercrime bills into omnibus legislation,HR 3244. The Clinton administration set a high priority on renewing VAW,which t estimates has cut familyviolence incidents by 21 percentsincethelaw's enactment in1994. The national program has alsostimulated states to increase theiremphasis on domestic violence.Al-though long considered to be a so-cial problem that involved families,some 15 percent of all police offi-cers killed in the line of duty diehandling domestic violence calls. The legislation has provisionsthat would force states to pay costswhen a criminal is released fromprison and commits a crime in an-other state.Federal funds for thefirst state would be transferred tothe second. The measure is also expandedto include programs to prevent dat-ing violence,provides grants to ad-dress campus crimes against womenand increases funds for prosecutorsto pursue domestic abuse violations. A new provision authorizes $95million to combat international sextrafficking of women and children.Some 50,000 so-called sex slavesenter the United States each year. The bill also increases penaltiesfor smugglers of human beings todouble the price that the smugglerreceived for getting the illegal alieninto the U.S.Some Chinese alienshave paid as much as $50,000.The maximum fine currently for humansmuggling is $3,000. Human trafficking has becomethe third largest source of incomefor international organized crime af-ter drugs and guns. Details of the bill are availablein the congressional conference re-port that accompanies HR 3244. Inf.:Copies of the conference reportare available from the House and SenateDocument Rooms,202-226-5200.202-224-7860 or on the Iniernet athttp://Thomas.loc.gov.Go to"bill sum-mary,"select 106th.Go to No.3Bill/amendment and type in the bill number.Scroll to bottom of page and select "Confer-ence Reports”106-939. FBI CONFIRMS SERIOUSCRIME DIVED 7%IN 1999 The FBI confirmed that seriouscrime in 1999 fell for the eighthconsecutive year. The bureau published prelimi-nary data in May that estimated a 7percent decline from 1998.The fi-nal data are unchanged. Inf.:www.fbi.gov.

FAQs

What does the bill fund under the Violence Against Women (VAW) program?

It provides nearly $1 billion over five years to help prosecutors track domestic abusers, expands shelters for battered women, and allocates grants to stop violent crimes against women on college campuses.

How does the bill change the distribution of VAW grants between police and prosecutors?

It keeps the program allowing 25% of VAW grants for police and 25% for prosecutors, while increasing domestic-violence services funding from 25% to 30% and reducing federal allocations to states.

Which other issues does the legislation address beyond VAW funding?

It includes provisions affecting costs for cross-state releases and crimes, prevention of dating violence, campus crime grants, funding to combat international sex trafficking, and increased penalties related to human smuggling and trafficking.

Sep 29, 2026

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