Since the Violence Against Women Act was reauthorized and signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2013, gender identity protections have appeared alongside traditional sex-based distinctions.

The Violence Against Women Act suffered a small setback in 2000 when the Supreme Court ruled part of the law unconstitutional. That decision centered on a lawsuit brought by a woman who had ...

The Violence Against Women Act, which was sponsored by Joe Biden, was first passed 25 years ago. Here's what to know about the law. Joe Biden described the bill as his “proudest legislative ...

The Violence Against Women Act expired in 2018, and was temporarily extended until February 2019, when it expired again. The House voted to reauthorize it for five years in April 2019, ...

A bipartisan group of senators announced Wednesday they reached a deal to renew the Violence Against Women Act, marking a years-long effort to modernize the landmark legislation that expired in 2018.

Thirty years after the United States ratified the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Congress has the chance to pass a bill that would improve the U.S. governme… ...