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Vote number 13-HV055 reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
on Feb 28, 2013 regarding bill H.R.11 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
Results: Passed 286-138

Congressional Summary:
    Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act, including :
  1. "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities;
  2. "personally identifying information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
  3. "underserved populations" as populations that face barriers in accessing and using victim services because of geographic location, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity; and
  4. "youth" to mean a person who is 11 to 24 years old.

Opponent's Argument for voting No (The Week; Huffington Post, and The Atlantic): House Republicans had objected to provisions in the Senate bill that extended VAWA's protections to lesbians, gays, immigrants, and Native Americans. For example, Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) voted against the VAWA bill because it was a "politically–motivated, constitutionally-dubious Senate version bent on dividing women into categories by race, transgender politics and sexual preference." The objections can be grouped in two broadly ideological areas--that the law is an unnecessary overreach by the federal government, and that it represents a "feminist" attack on family values. The act's grants have encouraged states to implement "mandatory-arrest" policies, under which police responding to domestic-violence calls are required to make an arrest. These policies were intended to combat the too-common situation in which a victim is intimidated into recanting an abuse accusation. Critics also say VAWA has been subject to waste, fraud, and abuse because of insufficient oversight.

Categorized under Civil Rights

Voting YES counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 2:
Require affirmative action;
Voting NO counts for -1 points on VoteMatch question 2.



Democrats voting on 13-HV055

Rob Andrews YESNew Jersey Democrat (resigned 2014)
Ron Barber YESArizona Democrat
John Barrow YESGeorgia Democrat
Karen Bass YESCalifornia Democrat
Joyce Beatty YESOhio Democrat
Xavier Becerra YESCalifornia Democrat
Ami Bera YESCalifornia Democrat
Sanford Bishop YESGeorgia Democrat
Timothy Bishop YESNew York Democrat
Earl Blumenauer YESOregon Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici YESOregon Democrat
Robert Brady YESPennsylvania Democrat
Bruce Braley YESIowa Democrat (Senate run 2014)
Corrine Brown YESFlorida Democrat
Julia Brownley YESCalifornia Democrat
Cheri Bustos YESIllinois Democrat
G.K. Butterfield YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Lois Capps YESCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano YESMassachusetts Democrat
Tony Cardenas YESCalifornia Democrat
John Carney YESDelaware Democrat
Andre Carson YESIndiana Democrat
Matt Cartwright YESPennsylvania Democrat
Kathy Castor YESFlorida Democrat
Joaquin Castro YESTexas Democrat
Judy Chu YESCalifornia Democrat
David Cicilline YESRhode Island Democrat
Yvette Clarke YESNew York Democrat
William Lacy Clay YESMissouri Democrat
Emmanuel Cleaver YESMissouri Democrat
James Clyburn YESSouth Carolina Democrat
Steve Cohen YESTennessee Democrat
Gerry Connolly YESVirginia Democrat
John Conyers YESMichigan Democrat
Jim Cooper YESTennessee Democrat
Jim Costa YESCalifornia Democrat
Joe Courtney YESConnecticut Democrat
Joseph Crowley YESNew York Democrat
Henry Cuellar YESTexas Democrat
Elijah Cummings YESMaryland Democrat
Danny Davis YESIllinois Democrat
Susan Davis YESCalifornia Democrat
Peter Defazio YESOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette YESColorado Democrat
John Delaney YESMaryland Democrat
Rosa DeLauro YESConnecticut Democrat
Suzan DelBene YESWashington Democrat
Ted Deutch YESFlorida Democrat
John Dingell YESMichigan Democrat (retiring 2014)
Lloyd Doggett YESTexas Democrat
Mike Doyle YESPennsylvania Democrat
Tammy Duckworth YESIllinois Democrat
Donna Edwards YESMaryland Democrat
Keith Ellison YESMinnesota Democrat
Eliot Engel YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Bill Enyart YESIllinois Democrat
Anna Eshoo YESCalifornia Democrat
Elizabeth Esty YESConnecticut Democrat
Sam Farr YESCalifornia Democrat
Chaka Fattah YESPennsylvania Democrat
Bill Foster YESIllinois Democrat
Lois Frankel YESFlorida Democrat
Marcia Fudge YESOhio Democrat
Tulsi Gabbard YESHawaii Democrat
Pete Gallego YESTexas Democrat
John Garamendi YESCalifornia Democrat
Joe Garcia YESFlorida Democrat
Alan Grayson YESFlorida Democrat
Al Green YESTexas Democrat
Gene Green YESTexas Democrat
Raul Grijalva YESArizona Democrat
Luis Gutierrez YESIllinois Democrat
Janice Hahn YESCalifornia Democrat
Ralph Moody Hall NOTexas Democrat until 2004; now GOP
Colleen Hanabusa YESHawaii Democrat (Senate run 2014)
Alcee Hastings YESFlorida Democrat
Denny Heck YESWashington Democrat
Brian Higgins YESNew York Democrat
Jim Himes YESConnecticut Democrat
Rush Holt YESNew Jersey Democrat (retiring 2014)
Mike Honda YESCalifornia Democrat
Steven Horsford YESNevada Democrat
Steny Hoyer YESMaryland Democrat
Jared Huffman YESCalifornia Democrat
Steve Israel YESNew York Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee YESTexas Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries YESNew York Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson YESTexas Democrat
Hank Johnson YESGeorgia Democrat
Marcy Kaptur YESOhio Democrat
Bill Keating YESMassachusetts Democrat
Joe Kennedy III YESMassachusetts Democrat
Dan Kildee YESMichigan Democrat
Derek Kilmer YESWashington Democrat
Ron Kind YESWisconsin Democrat
Ann Kirkpatrick YESArizona Democrat
Annie Kuster YESNew Hampshire Democrat
James Langevin YESRhode Island Democrat
Rick Larsen YESWashington Democrat
John Larson YESConnecticut Democrat
Barbara Lee YESCalifornia Democrat
Sander Levin YESMichigan Democrat
John Lewis YESGeorgia Democrat
Dan Lipinski YESIllinois Democrat
David Loebsack YESIowa Democrat
Zoe Lofgren YESCalifornia Democrat
Alan Lowenthal YESCalifornia Democrat
Nita Lowey YESNew York Democrat
Ben Ray Lujan YESNew Mexico Democrat
Michelle Lujan-Grisham YESNew Mexico Democrat
Steve Lynch YESMassachusetts Democrat (Senate run 2013)
Dan Maffei YESNew York Democrat
Carolyn Maloney YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Sean Maloney YESNew York Democrat
Ed Markey YESMassachusetts Dem. (Elected to Senate 2013)
Jim Matheson YESUtah Democrat (retiring 2014)
Doris Matsui YESCalifornia Democrat
Carolyn McCarthy YESNew York Dem. (retiring 2014)
Betty McCollum YESMinnesota Democrat
Jim McDermott YESWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern YESMassachusetts Democrat
Mike McIntyre YESNorth Carolina Democrat (retiring 2014)
Gloria Negrete McLeod YESCalifornia Democrat (County run 2014)
Jerry McNerney YESCalifornia Democrat
Gregory Meeks YESNew York Dem./Working-Families
Grace Meng YESNew York Democrat
Michael Michaud YESMaine Democratic Governor Challenger
George Miller YESCalifornia Democrat (retiring 2014)
Gwen Moore YESWisconsin Democrat
James Moran YESVirginia Democrat (retiring 2014)
Patrick Murphy YESFlorida Democrat
Jerrold Nadler YESNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Grace Napolitano YESCalifornia Democrat
Richard Neal YESMassachusetts Democrat
Rick Nolan YESMinnesota Democrat
Beto O`Rourke YESTexas Democrat
Bill Owens YESNew York Democrat (retiring 2014)
Frank Pallone YESNew Jersey Democrat
Bill Pascrell YESNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Pastor YESArizona Democrat (retiring 2014)
Donald Payne Jr. YESNew Jersey Democrat
Nancy Pelosi YESCalifornia Democrat
Ed Perlmutter YESColorado Democrat
Gary Peters YESMichigan Democrat (Senate run 2014)
Scott Peters YESCalifornia Democrat
Collin Peterson YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Chellie Pingree YESMaine Democrat
Mark Pocan YESWisconsin Democrat
Jared Polis YESColorado Democrat
David Eugene Price YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Mike Quigley YESIllinois Democrat
Nick Rahall YESWest Virginia Democrat
Charles Rangel YESNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Cedric Richmond YESLouisiana Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard YESCalifornia Democrat
Raul Ruiz YESCalifornia Democrat
Dutch Ruppersberger YESMaryland Democrat
Bobby Rush YESIllinois Democrat
Tim Ryan YESOhio Democrat
Linda Sanchez YESCalifornia Democrat
Loretta Sanchez YESCalifornia Democrat
John Sarbanes YESMaryland Democrat
Jan Schakowsky YESIllinois Democrat
Adam Schiff YESCalifornia Democrat
Brad Schneider YESIllinois Democrat
Kurt Schrader YESOregon Democrat
Allyson Schwartz YESPennsylvania Democratic Governor Challenger
Bobby Scott YESVirginia Democrat
David Scott YESGeorgia Democrat
Jose Serrano YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Terri Sewell YESAlabama Democrat
Carol Shea-Porter YESNew Hampshire Democrat
Brad Sherman YESCalifornia Democrat
Kyrsten Sinema YESArizona Democrat
Albio Sires YESNew Jersey Democrat
Louise Slaughter YESNew York Democrat
David Adam Smith YESWashington Democrat
Jackie Speier YESCalifornia Democrat
Eric Swalwell YESCalifornia Democrat
Mark Takano YESCalifornia Democrat
Bennie Thompson YESMississippi Democrat
Mike Thompson YESCalifornia Democrat
John Tierney YESMassachusetts Democrat
Dina Titus YESNevada Democrat
Paul Tonko YESNew York Democrat
Niki Tsongas YESMassachusetts Democrat
Chris Van Hollen YESMaryland Democrat
Juan Vargas YESCalifornia Democrat
Marc Veasey YESTexas Democrat
Filemon Vela YESTexas Democrat
Nydia Velazquez YESNew York Democrat/Working-Families
Peter Visclosky YESIndiana Democrat
Tim Walz YESMinnesota Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz YESFlorida Democrat
Maxine Waters YESCalifornia Democrat
Mel Watt YESNorth Carolina Democrat (appointed to FHFA)
Henry Waxman YESCalifornia Democrat (retiring 2014)
Peter Welch YESVermont Democrat
Frederica Wilson YESFlorida Democrat
John Yarmuth YESKentucky Democrat



Republicans voting on 13-HV055

Robert Aderholt NOAlabama Republican
Rodney Alexander YESLouisiana Republican (resigned 2014)
Justin Amash NOMichigan Republican
Mark Amodei YESNevada Republican
Michele Bachmann NOMinnesota Republican (retiring 2014)
Spencer Bachus YESAlabama Republican (retiring 2014)
Lou Barletta YESPennsylvania Republican
Andy Barr YESKentucky Republican
Joe Linus Barton NOTexas Republican
Dan Benishek YESMichigan Republican
Kerry Bentivolio NOMichigan Republican
Gus Bilirakis NOFlorida Republican
Rob Bishop NOUtah Republican
Diane Black NOTennessee Republican
Marsha Blackburn NOTennessee Republican
Jo Bonner NOAlabama Republican (Resigned 2013)
Charles Boustany YESLouisiana Republican
Kevin Brady NOTexas Republican
Jim Bridenstine NOOklahoma Republican
Mo Brooks NOAlabama Republican
Susan Brooks YESIndiana Republican
Paul Broun NOGeorgia Republican (Senate run 2014)
Vern Buchanan YESFlorida Republican
Larry Bucshon YESIndiana Republican
Michael Burgess NOTexas Republican
Ken Calvert YESCalifornia Republican
Dave Camp YESMichigan Republican (Retiring 2014)
John Campbell NOCalifornia Republican (retiring 2014)
Eric Cantor NOVirginia Republican
Shelley Moore Capito YESWest Virginia Republican (Senate run 2014)
John Carter NOTexas Republican
Bill Cassidy NOLouisiana Republican (Senate run 2014)
Steve Chabot NOOhio Republican
Jason Chaffetz NOUtah Republican (Senate run 2012)
Mike Coffman YESColorado Republican
Tom Cole YESOklahoma Republican
Chris Collins YESNew York Republican
Doug Collins NOGeorgia Republican
Mike Conaway NOTexas Republican
Paul Cook YESCalifornia Republican
Tom Cotton NOArkansas Republican (Senate run 2014)
Kevin Cramer YESNorth Dakota Republican
Rick Crawford NOArkansas Republican
Ander Crenshaw YESFlorida Republican
John Culberson NOTexas Republican
Steve Daines YESMontana Republican (Senate run 2014)
Rodney Davis YESIllinois Republican
Jeff Denham YESCalifornia Republican
Charles Dent YESPennsylvania Republican
Ron DeSantis NOFlorida Republican
Scott DesJarlais NOTennessee Republican
Mario Diaz-Balart YESFlorida Republican
Sean Duffy YESWisconsin Republican
Jeff Duncan NOSouth Carolina Republican
Jimmy Duncan NOTennessee Republican
Renee Ellmers NONorth Carolina Republican
Blake Farenthold YESTexas Republican
Stephen Fincher NOTennessee Republican
Mike Fitzpatrick YESPennsylvania Republican
Chuck Fleischmann NOTennessee Republican
John Fleming NOLouisiana Republican
Bill Flores NOTexas Republican
Randy Forbes NOVirginia Republican
Jeff Fortenberry NONebraska Republican
Virginia Foxx NONorth Carolina Republican
Trent Franks NOArizona Republican
Rodney Frelinghuysen YESNew Jersey Republican
Cory Gardner YESColorado Republican (Senate run 2014)
Scott Garrett NONew Jersey Republican
Jim Gerlach YESPennsylvania Republican (retiring 2014)
Bob Gibbs YESOhio Republican
Chris Gibson YESNew York Republican
Phil Gingrey NOGeorgia Republican (Senate run 2014)
Louie Gohmert NOTexas Republican
Bob Goodlatte NOVirginia Republican
Paul Gosar NOArizona Republican
Trey Gowdy NOSouth Carolina Republican
Samuel Graves NOMissouri Republican
Tom Graves NOGeorgia Republican
Tim Griffin NOArkansas Republican (Governor run 2014)
Morgan Griffith NOVirginia Republican
Michael Grimm YESNew York Republican
Brett Guthrie NOKentucky Republican
Richard Hanna YESNew York Republican
Gregg Harper YESMississippi Republican
Andy Harris NOMaryland Republican
Vicky Hartzler NOMissouri Republican
Doc Hastings NOWashington Republican (retiring 2014)
Joe Heck YESNevada Republican
Jeb Hensarling NOTexas Republican
Jaime Herrera YESWashington Republican
George Holding NONorth Carolina Republican
Richard Hudson NONorth Carolina Republican
Tim Huelskamp NOKansas Republican
Bill Huizenga NOMichigan Republican
Randy Hultgren NOIllinois Republican
Duncan Hunter Jr. YESCalifornia Republican
Robert Hurt NOVirginia Republican
Darrell Issa YESCalifornia Republican
Lynn Jenkins YESKansas Republican
Bill Johnson NOOhio Republican
Walter Beaman Jones NONorth Carolina Republican
Jim Jordan NOOhio Republican
Dave Joyce YESOhio Republican
Mike Kelly NOPennsylvania Republican
Peter King YESNew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
Steve King NOIowa Republican
Jack Kingston NOGeorgia Republican (Senate run 2014)
Adam Kinzinger YESIllinois Republican
John Kline YESMinnesota Republican
Raul Labrador NOIdaho Republican
Doug LaMalfa NOCalifornia Republican
Doug Lamborn NOColorado Republican
Leonard Lance YESNew Jersey Republican
James Lankford NOOklahoma Republican (Senate run 2014)
Tom Latham YESIowa Republican (retiring 2014)
Bob Latta NOOhio Republican
Frank LoBiondo YESNew Jersey Republican
Billy Long NOMissouri Republican
Frank Dean Lucas NOOklahoma Republican
Blaine Luetkemeyer NOMissouri Republican
Cynthia Lummis NOWyoming Republican
Kenny Marchant NOTexas Republican
Tom Marino NOPennsylvania Republican
Thomas Massie NOKentucky Republican
Kevin McCarthy YESCalifornia Republican
Michael McCaul NOTexas Republican
Tom McClintock NOCalifornia Republican
Patrick McHenry YESNorth Carolina Republican
Buck McKeon YESCalifornia Republican (retiring 2014)
David McKinley YESWest Virginia Republican
Cathy McMorris-Rodgers YESWashington Republican
Mark Meadows NONorth Carolina Republican
Patrick Meehan YESPennsylvania Republican
Luke Messer YESIndiana Republican
John Mica NOFlorida Republican
Candice Miller YESMichigan Republican
Jeff Miller NOFlorida Republican
Markwayne Mullin NOOklahoma Republican
Mick Mulvaney NOSouth Carolina Republican
Tim Murphy NOPennsylvania Republican
Randy Neugebauer NOTexas Republican
Kristi Noem NOSouth Dakota Republican
Rich Nugent YESFlorida Republican
Devin Nunes YESCalifornia Republican
Alan Nunnelee NOMississippi Republican
Pete Olson NOTexas Republican
Steven Palazzo NOMississippi Republican
Erik Paulsen YESMinnesota Republican
Steve Pearce YESNew Mexico Republican
Scott Perry NOPennsylvania Republican
Tom Petri NOWisconsin Republican
Robert Pittenger NONorth Carolina Republican
Joseph Pitts NOPennsylvania Republican
Ted Poe YESTexas Republican
Mike Pompeo NOKansas Republican
Bill Posey NOFlorida Republican
Tom Price NOGeorgia Republican
Trey Radel NOFlorida Republican (resigned 2014)
Dave Reichert YESWashington Republican (Governor run 2012)
Jim Renacci YESOhio Republican
Reid Ribble NOWisconsin Republican
Tom Rice NOSouth Carolina Republican
Scott Rigell YESVirginia Republican
Martha Roby NOAlabama Republican
Phil Roe NOTennessee Republican
Hal Rogers NOKentucky Republican
Michael Rogers NOAlabama Republican
Mike Rogers YESMichigan Republican
Dana Rohrabacher NOCalifornia Republican
Todd Rokita YESIndiana Republican
Tom Rooney NOFlorida Republican
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen YESFlorida Republican
Peter Roskam NOIllinois Republican
Dennis Ross NOFlorida Republican
Keith Rothfus NOPennsylvania Republican
Ed Royce YESCalifornia Republican
Jon Runyan YESNew Jersey Republican (retiring 2014)
Paul Ryan YESWisconsin Republican; ran for V.P.
Matt Salmon NOArizona Republican
Steve Scalise NOLouisiana Republican
Aaron Schock YESIllinois Republican
David Schweikert NOArizona Republican
Austin Scott NOGeorgia Republican
James Sensenbrenner NOWisconsin Republican
Pete Sessions NOTexas Republican
John Shimkus YESIllinois Republican
Bill Shuster YESPennsylvania Republican
Mike Simpson YESIdaho Republican
Adrian Smith NONebraska Republican
Christopher Smith NONew Jersey Republican
Lamar Smith NOTexas Republican
Steve Southerland NOFlorida Republican
Chris Stewart NOUtah Republican
Steve Stivers YESOhio Republican
Steve Stockman NOTexas Republican (Senate run 2014)
Marlin Stutzman NOIndiana Republican
Lee Terry YESNebraska Republican
Glenn Thompson YESPennsylvania Republican
Mac Thornberry NOTexas Republican
Pat Tiberi YESOhio Republican
Scott Tipton YESColorado Republican
Mike Turner YESOhio Republican
Fred Upton YESMichigan Republican
David Valadao YESCalifornia Republican
Ann Wagner NOMissouri Republican
Tim Walberg NOMichigan Republican
Greg Walden YESOregon Republican
Jackie Walorski YESIndiana Republican
Randy Weber NOTexas Republican
Dan Webster YESFlorida Republican
Brad Wenstrup NOOhio Republican
Lynn Westmoreland NOGeorgia Republican
Ed Whitfield NOKentucky Republican
Roger Williams NOTexas Republican
Joe Wilson NOSouth Carolina Republican
Robert Wittman NOVirginia Republican
Frank Wolf NOVirginia Republican (retiring 2014)
Steve Womack NOArkansas Republican
Rob Woodall NOGeorgia Republican
Kevin Yoder YESKansas Republican
Ted Yoho NOFlorida Republican
Bill Young YESFlorida Republican (Deceased 2013)
Todd Young YESIndiana Republican



Independents voting on 13-HV055