to enact the reauthorized bill in the first 100 days of his presidency, and the House passed a version of it last year. Though the administration did not meet that deadline, Biden signed the bill Tuesday and advocates, including Jolie, attended a Wednesday event to mark its passage, nearly a decade after its last reauthorization.
The updated act includes an addition called Kayden’s Law, named after a seven-year-old Pennsylvania girl killed by her father in a murder-suicide during an unsupervised visit in 2018.
“My children’s health is my priority at this moment,” she added. “And my focus for the last few years has been to help my family and … to focus on helping change laws to protect other families and other women and focus on their stories.” Called a “momentous achievement” for survivors of domestic and sexual violence by Sen. Dick Durbin, D.-Ill., one of the bipartisan bill’s sponsors, the new version of VAWA will go into effect in later this year. New grants and funding will begin being distributed by the VAWA programs administered by the Department of Justice and Health and Human Services. “We’re building a world, and a legal system, that puts survivors first,” Durbin said.
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Domestic violence is not easy to resolve. I have known men and women who suffered from this. On one occasion they overcame a difficult childhood. The key to beating this, is to leave the environment. Nice talking to you Angelina.
Saw you last week on Jimmy Fallon. You were at the White House. Advocating higher pay and advancement for women.A Personnel Manager, for an Oil Company. Woman at work make things happen. I worked for several female administrators. Angelina be happy.
Now there’s going after White People because there skin is easier to look at bruises? Seriously?
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I wish you would link to the actual bill so we could read it for ourselves... I no longer trust summations of provisions with 'celebrity' endorsements - no matter how well intentioned.. I want to read it for myself....