Description:
H.R. 2119 would reauthorize and amend programs authorized by the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), including the FVPSA program, the Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) program, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Although the authorizations for those programs expired at the end of 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have continued to allocate funds for them, including $201 million in 2021. The bill also would amend FVPSA to authorize new programs and activities, including grants for tribal domestic violence coalitions, a national Indian domestic violence hotline, grants to assist underserved populations, and grants for culturally specific services for domestic violence victims. Over the 2022-2026 period, the bill would specifically authorize $327.5 million in annual appropriations, distributed as follows: $270 million for the FVPSA program (including grants for tribal domestic violence coalitions and grants for culturally specific services), $26 million for the DELTA program, $14 million for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, $10 million for grants for underserved populations, $4 million for a national Indian domestic violence hotline, and $3.5 million for research and evaluation.
