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Violence Against Women Act Expires Because Of Government Shutdown
December 24, 20183:21 PM ET
JENNY GATHRIGHT
The U.S. Capitol Rotunda stands empty on Monday, a result of the partial government shutdown. The shutdown has affected the administration of the Violence Against Women Act, which expired Friday at midnight.
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government, which is affecting more than 800,000 federal workers and numerous government agencies, also has consequences for the Violence Against Women Act, which expired at midnight on Friday.
Separately, both the House and the Senate passed spending deals that included clauses that would have extended VAWA until Feb. 8.
But because the law's future became inextricably tied to the larger budget debate, which hinges on a dispute between Democrats and Republicans over funding for a border wall, it was not reauthorized.
VAWA funds and administers numerous programs assisting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Its expiration does not prevent all
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/24/6798...en-act-expires-because-of-government-shutdown
Violence Against Women Act Expires Because Of Government Shutdown
December 24, 20183:21 PM ET
JENNY GATHRIGHT
The U.S. Capitol Rotunda stands empty on Monday, a result of the partial government shutdown. The shutdown has affected the administration of the Violence Against Women Act, which expired Friday at midnight.
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government, which is affecting more than 800,000 federal workers and numerous government agencies, also has consequences for the Violence Against Women Act, which expired at midnight on Friday.
Separately, both the House and the Senate passed spending deals that included clauses that would have extended VAWA until Feb. 8.
But because the law's future became inextricably tied to the larger budget debate, which hinges on a dispute between Democrats and Republicans over funding for a border wall, it was not reauthorized.
VAWA funds and administers numerous programs assisting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Its expiration does not prevent all
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/24/6798...en-act-expires-because-of-government-shutdown
