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Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)

Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act

H.R. 7494 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Democratic bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the ``Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act'', aims to reduce domestic violence-related homicides. It authorizes the Attorney General to provide grants to nonprofit or tribal organizations to create a national training and technical assistance center. This center would promote the adoption of lethality assessment programs by States, local governments, and Indian Tribes. To qualify for these grants, organizations must show national experience in developing and implementing such programs. The bill authorizes $5,000,000 for each fiscal year starting in 2026.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Scored +7

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill's focus on lethality assessments for domestic violence aims to protect victims of intimate partner violence, who are disproportionately women.

  • Scored +6

    Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?

    The bill targets domestic violence-related homicides through lethality assessment programs which disproportionately affect women.

  • Scored +5

    Would Native Americans be better off under this?

    The bill explicitly allows grants to be made to tribal organizations to establish the national center.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.