Sheila Jackson Lee: “I include the following letters of endorsement for H.R. 1620, the Violence Against Women's Act (VAWA) into the Record.…”

“I include the following letters of endorsement for H.R. 1620, the Violence Against Women's Act (VAWA) into the Record. Letters are from: The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community, YWCA, End Sexual Violence, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Congress of American Indians, LegalMomentum: The Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund, JWI, and Casa de Esperanza. March 8, 2021. Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee, Hon. Brian Fitzpatrick, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Jerrold Nadler, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Chairwoman Jackson Lee, Representative Fitzpatrick, and Chairman Nadler: The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, (NCADV) applauds you for introducing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is one of the three pillars of the Federal response to domestic violence. First passed in 1994 under the leadership of then-Senator Biden, VAWA has been reauthorized three times since then, most recently in 2013. VAWA's authorization lapsed in 2018. Every reauthorization included critical updates to enhance America's response to domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence. These enhancements reflect the evolution of our understanding of the dynamics of violence and the needs of impacted communities.…”