Other names for this bill
This bill contains several laws that may be referred to directly. They include...
o Community Schools Youth Services and Supervision Grant Program Act
o Family and Community Endeavor Schools Act
o National Community Economic Partnership Act
o Family Unity Demonstration Project Act
o (Title IV) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
o Safe Streets for Women Act
o Safe Homes for Women Act
o Civil Rights Remedies for Gender-Motivated Violence Act
o Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act
o Federal Death Penalty Act
o Drive-By Shooting Prevention Act
o Drunk Driving Child Protection Act
o (Title XI) Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act
o Morgan P. Hardiman Task Force on Mission and Exploited Children Act
o Drug Free Truck Stop Act
o (Title XX) Police Corps Act
o Law Enforcement Scholarship and Recruitment Act
o DNA Identification Act
o Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act
o (Title XXV) Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams (SCAMS) Act
o Computer Abuse Amendments Act
o Driver's Privacy Protection Act
o Safer Streets and Neighborhoods Act
What this bill does
This law contains several provisions dealing with crime and law enforcement.
Title IV: Violence Against Women Act
This act funds investigations and prosecutions of violent crimes against women. It requires those convicted to provide restitution to the victim.
It allowed victims to sue their attackers in federal court. In 2000, that provision was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in United States v. Morrison.
The law was reauthorized in 2000, 2005, and 2013.
Title VII: Three strikes
Someone convicted of three violent felonies (or two violent felonies and a serious drug charge) must be sentenced to spend the remainder of their life in prison.
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