H.R. 5654 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5654 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2018 Mr. Gonzalez of Texas (for himself and Mr. Poliquin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to include the rural development voucher program as a covered housing program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2018. 2. Covered housing programs Paragraph (3) of section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491(a)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph: (J) rural development housing voucher assistance provided by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490r), without regard to subsection (b) of such section, and applicable appropriation Acts; and .