,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #e  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the  
,,united ,,states  ,january #bb         
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,mr4 ,reid 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,durbin1  
,mr4 ,schumer1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mrs4    
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,new        
,mexico1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,warner1  
,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4    
,brown1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,baucus1 ,ms4 ,hirono1
 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4      
,casey1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4          
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,lautenberg1 ,mrs4     
,boxer1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,mr4 ,rockefeller1 
and ,mr4 ,heinrich7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to reauthorize  
the ,violence ,against ,women ,act of   
#aiid4  #a4 ,sense of the ,senate ,it is
 the sense of the ,senate that ,congress
 should--  7#a7 reauthorize the         
,violence ,against ,women ,act of #aiid 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acibe et seq47 7referred

 to in this section as ,,vawa71 a       
landmark bipartisan bill that has       
dramatically improved the national      
response to domestic and sexual         
violence2  7#b7 renew the commitment of 
the ,united ,states to providing the    
resources necessary to combat all forms 
of domestic violence1 sexual assault1   
dating violence1 and stalking1 including
 important new initiatives to reduce    
homicides1 increase the focus on        
preventing and responding to sexual     
assault1 and make women on college      
campuses safer from domestic and sexual 
violence2  7#c7 build upon the success  
of ,,vawa in transforming the criminal  
justice and community-based response to 
abuse by bolstering and streamlining the
 programs1 grants1 and coalitions       
created by ,,vawa and expanding the     
reach of ,,vawa to meet the remaining   
unmet needs of victims2  7#d7 continue  
to provide the training1 tools1 and     
resources necessary for law enforcement 
officers and victim service providers to

 hold the perpetrators of domestic and  
sexual violence accountable and to keep 
victims safe2 and  7#e7 ensure that all 
victims of domestic and sexual violence1
 including ,native ,american women1 gay 
and lesbian victims1 and battered       
immigrant women1 receive the support and
 protections provided by ,,vawa4