House Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a news conference about the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 17, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The House of Representatives on March 17 passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a bill designed to protect women from domestic violence.

The bill passed the chamber by a vote of 244–172, with 29 Republicans joining Democrats.