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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1882
To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to include the rural
development voucher program as a covered housing program, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 2021
Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to
include the rural development voucher program as a cov-
ered housing program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VAWA Protections for
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Rural Women Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. COVERED HOUSING PROGRAMS.
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Paragraph (3) of section 41411(a) of the Violence
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Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491(a)(3)) is
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amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
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the end;
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub-
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paragraph (K); and
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol-
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lowing new subparagraph:
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‘‘(J) rural development housing voucher
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assistance provided by the Secretary of Agri-
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culture pursuant to section 542 of the Housing
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Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490r), without regard
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to subsection (b) of such section, and applicable
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appropriation Acts; and’’.
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