Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act

A bill to promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes.

4/17/2007--Introduced.
Survivors' Empowerment and Economic Security Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (domestic or sexual violence). Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes state use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for victims of domestic or sexual violence on emergency leave. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit denial of unemployment compensation to individuals separated from employment due to their experience of domestic or sexual violence. Amends the Social Security Act to require training of unemployment compensation and TANF personnel to provide necessary services to victims of domestic or sexual violence.
Victims' Employment Sustainability Act - Prohibits certain discriminatory employer practices against victims of domestic or sexual violence. Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits denial or restriction of insurance coverage (including termination of health insurance coverage) based on the status of the applicant or insured as a victim of domestic or sexual violence.

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Sponsor

• Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
• and 3 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
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Committees

• Senate Finance

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1136

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 17, 2007

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• Apr 17, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
• Introduced on Apr 17, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.2395
• H.R.4014

Related Issue Areas:

• Labor
• Budgets
• Cash welfare block grants
• Civil rights
• 19 more
• Discrimination in employment
• Discrimination in insurance
• Dismissal of employees
• Employee training
• Employee vacations
• Families
• Family violence
• Finance
• Job training
• Leave of absence
• Rape
• Sex crimes
• Stalking
• State and local government
• Unemployment insurance
• Victims of crimes
• Welfare
• Women
• Women's employment

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