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VAWA is no longer in force in the USA.

Imnotmrabut

January 17, 2019

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Title	VAWA is no longer in force in the USA.
Author	Imnotmrabut
Upvotes	2
Comments	1
Date	January 17, 2019 5:15 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/agzzcv/vawa_is_no_longer_in_force_in_the_usa/
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[–]tenchineuro 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

VAWA’s next expiry date was 30 September 2018, but it was given a temporary stay of execution initially to 7th December 2018. As that date approached, a further extension to 21st December was authorised. (Some sources say that funding was actually authorised to 8th February 2019).

However, at that point – if my understanding is correct – further decisions on potential reauthorisations were overtaken by events, namely the US Government shutdown. The formal position, therefore, is that VAWA has passed its authorisation date and is not currently legally in force.

Government monies are not currently forthcoming generally, due to the shutdown, and this includes funding under VAWA. Anything authorised will, I presume, receive back-payment when the shutdown ends, and this may include VAWA up to (perhaps) 8th February 2019. Further funding, and any resurrection of the Act itself to reinstate it as law, will depend upon future rulings in Congress.

It's a start, but I'm sure that it can be reauthorize it at some later date.

Would Trump sign it? Who can say.

And of course, it can always be re-started by the next president, or the one after that.