ACR 117 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Urges Congress and President to reauthorize "Family Violence Prevention and Services Act."

This concurrent resolution urges Congress and the President to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), which provides the primary federal funding for domestic violence services. The FVPSA currently supports over 1,600 community-based programs nationwide, offering emergency shelter, counseling, legal aid, and crisis intervention to approximately 1.3 million victims annually - including services like the National Domestic Violence Hotline. The resolution highlights that since FVPSA’s 2015 authorization expired, funding has remained below the authorized $175 million, leaving over 11,000 service requests unmet nationally (including 131 in New Jersey) in 2017. It specifically references pending bipartisan bills (S.2784/H.R.6014) seeking to reauthorize the law through 2023.
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Introduced Feb 12, 2024 Last action Feb 12, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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