Congress Passes VAWA Reauthorization with Tribal Jurisdiction Provisions Intact

This story was filed on February 28, 2013

Today, by a vote of 286 to 138 (update: vote link), the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. Because the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 78 to 22, passed the … Continue reading →read more

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