Sens. Carper, Coons Vote to Renew Violence Against Women Act
March 11, 2022
March 11, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) voted to pass the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) along with the annual government appropriations package. VAWA was originally drafted by then-Senator Joe Biden and first signed into law by former President Bill Clinton in 1994, but its protections expired in December 2018. The legislation now goes to President Biden's desk, and . . .
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) voted to pass the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) along with the annual government appropriations package. VAWA was originally drafted by then-Senator Joe Biden and first signed into law by former President Bill Clinton in 1994, but its protections expired in December 2018. The legislation now goes to President Biden's desk, and . . .