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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1310
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
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas (for himself, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Ms. GARCIA of
Texas, and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred 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 2019’’.
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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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