Judiciary Majority staff submitted a managers amendment which strikes "racial and ethnic minorities" from the definition of underserved populations in the STOP grants section of VAWA. STOP grants are the heart of VAWA funding. Without this language. domestic violence prevention and treatment services specifically targeting women of color and immigrant victims of domestic violence will continue to be shortchanged. This language change is a major flaw in the Managers Amendment and I oppose the amendment. H.R. 3402 also merges the Byme Grant Program and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program. and renames it the Edward Byme Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
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