Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012

May. 16, 2012 | H.R. 4970
The Republican bill to reauthorize the 1994 Violence Against Women Act weakens many current protections in the law. It excludes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) victims, erodes important provisions for immigrant victims' safety and gives abusers additional tools with which to harm victims. It fails to address the crisis of violence against American Indian women by not recognizing tribal court authority to hold perpetrators accountable and fails to include key provisions needed to help reduce violence against young victims of violence. The bill passed.

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 222
NAYs: 205

Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
OR
4 Democrat No
Rep. Diana DeGette
CO
1 Democrat No
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
CT
3 Democrat No
Rep. Jeffrey Denham
CA
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Charlie Dent
PA
15 Republican Yes
Rep. Scott DesJarlais
TN
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Ted Deutch
FL
22 Democrat No
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
26 Republican No
Rep. Norman D. Dicks 6 Democrat No
Rep. John D. Dingell
MI
12 Democrat No
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
TX
37 Democrat No
Rep. Robert Dold
IL
10 Republican No
Sen. Joe Donnelly
IN
Democrat No
Rep. Mike Doyle
PA
18 Democrat No
Rep. David Dreier
CA
26 Republican Yes
Rep. Sean Duffy
WI
7 Republican Yes
Rep. Jeffrey Duncan
SC
3 Republican Yes
Rep. John J. Duncan Jr.
TN
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Donna Edwards
MD
4 Democrat No
Rep. Keith Ellison
MN
5 Democrat No