S 1515 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act

Introduced 2007-05-24· Sponsored by Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 909.(2008-07-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence to work in collaboration with the American Bar Association Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and other organizations to create, recruit lawyers for, and provide training, mentoring, and technical assistance for a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network. Requires the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice to designate five states in which to implement the pilot program of a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Referral Project and distribute funds under this Act. Requires the Attorney General to award grants to national domestic violence legal technical assistance providers to expand their services to provide training and ongoing technical assistance to volunteer attorneys in the National Domestic Violence Volunteer Network, statewide legal coordinators, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and Internet-based legal referral organizations. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to the National Domestic Violence Hotline to provide information abou…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Network Act

Jun 6, 2008

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 15, 2008</p>

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S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Network Act

Jun 6, 2008

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 15, 2008

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (9)

6 Democrats3 Republicans