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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): Historical Overview, Funding, and Reauthorization

This report provides a brief history of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) with an overview of the crimes addressed through the act. It includes brief descriptions of earlier VAWA reauthorizations and a more-detailed description of the most recent reauthorization in 2013. The report concludes with a discussion of VAWA programs and a five-year history of funding from FY2014 through FY2018.

Date: November 19, 2018

Creator: Sacco, Lisa N.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019

This report is a research aid that lists the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) authorization and appropriations bills for FY1961-FY2019 including: bill numbers, report numbers, dates reported and passed, recorded vote numbers and vote tallies, dates of passage of the conference reports with their numbers and votes, vetoes, substitutions, dates of final passage, and public law numbers. Significant definitions are also included.

Date: November 27, 2018

Creator: DeBruyne, Nese F. & Torreon, Barbara Salazar