Thread by @CraigCaplan

244-172: House votes to reauthorize and update the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which expired two years ago. 29 Republicans joined all Democrats in voting Yes. Bill now heads to the Senate.

29Rs voted Yes on VAWA
Balderson
Bice
Bost
Carter-TX
Cole
R.Davis
Diaz-Balart
Fitzpatrick
Gimenez
Gonzalez-OH
Issa
Jacobs-NY
Joyce-OH
Katko
Kim-CA
Malliotakis
McCaul
Meijer
Miller-Meeks
Mullin
Reed
Simpson
Stauber
Steil
Stivers
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Young
clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll0…

President Biden: "I applaud the House of Representatives for passing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) with bipartisan support — and I urge the Senate to follow their lead to renew and strengthen this landmark law."

Biden: "Writing and passing VAWA is one of the legislative accomplishments of which I’m most proud. VAWA has transformed the way our country responds to violence against women."

Biden: "And, with each re-authorization, the Congress has expanded VAWA’s provisions on a bipartisan basis to improve protections, including for Native American women and survivors from underserved communities, and improve efforts to prevent intimate partner violence."

Biden: "This is an urgent crisis. This should not be a Democratic or Republican issue — it’s about standing up against the abuse of power and preventing violence. I am grateful to the House of Representatives for their leadership and dedication to ending gender-based violence."

President Biden on House-passed VAWA reauthorization: "Now, I urge the Senate to follow past precedent and bring a strong bipartisan coalition together to ensure the passage of VAWA so that I can sign this legislation as soon as possible." whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…