Axios: “The House voted 242-172 on Wednesday to reauthorize the lapsed Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which gives legal protections to women who have experienced domestic and sexual violence. The original landmark 1994 law, sponsored by then-Senate Judiciary Chairman Joe Biden, expired in 2019. President Biden promised to reauthorize VAWA during his campaign.”
“The House voted in 2019 to reauthorize the legislation shortly after it expired, but it did not pass the then-Republican controlled Senate. Democrats now control the Senate with a razor-thin majority, but it’s unclear whether VAWA will win enough Republican votes to reach the 60-vote filibuster-proof threshold. The legislation was reauthorized three times – in 2000, 2005 and 2013”