Violence Against Women Act of 1994
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
subsequent reauthorizations
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| gptkbp:approvedBy |
2000
2005 2013 2022 grants for law enforcement grants for prevention programs grants for prosecution grants for victim services |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:Women's_rights_legislation 1994 in American law |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:Title_IV_of_the_Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act_of_1994
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| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_13701_et_seq.
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| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:National_Domestic_Violence_Hotline
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
initial lack of protections for certain groups
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
September 13, 1994
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Office_on_Violence_Against_Women
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| gptkbp:focusesOn |
domestic violence
sexual assault stalking dating violence |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Violence Against Women Act of 1994
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| gptkbp:impact |
improved victim services
increased reporting of domestic violence reduced intimate partner violence rates |
| gptkbp:improves |
prosecution of violent crimes against women
funding for victim services awareness of gender-based violence |
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for Native American women
provisions for battered immigrant women provisions for LGBTQ survivors provisions for protection orders |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
some conservative groups
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act
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| gptkbp:provides |
federal resources to combat domestic violence
federal resources to combat sexual assault federal resources to combat stalking |
| gptkbp:purpose |
address violence against women
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Title_IX
gptkb:Clery_Act gptkb:Family_Violence_Prevention_and_Services_Act |
| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:VAWA
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Joe_Biden
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| gptkbp:supportedBy |
women's rights organizations
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:VAWA_2000
gptkb:VAWA_2005 |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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