The legislation that ended the federal government shutdown for now also included a provision reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
The law provides for victim assistance as well as education and training programs to improve the court system’s response to domestic violence and sexual assault.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/28
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/violence-against-women-act-extended-in-bill-that-reopened-government/2019/01/27/26485bf2-225e-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html
Social Law Resources include:
Violence Against Women KF9322.A75 V56 2002
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1114978
Domestic Torts KF9304 .D662 2018
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1149281
The Waivers Book: Advance Issues in Immigration Practice
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1145653
Handling Sexual Assault Cases KFM2967.S3 H36 2018’
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1149812