TOMORROW (May 16), the House will vote on H.R. 4970 and we only have 1 more day to tell our Representatives: the Adams bill (H.R. 4970) is dangerous for victims of violence, excludes vulnerable communities and protects abusers. It is not the real VAWA. Please stand up for all victims of violence and oppose H.R. 4970. If Congress cannot stand up for all victims, we cannot stand up for our Representatives.
A minor Republican leadership amendment will be offered in the Rules committee today, but it does not address the most egregious wrongs in the bill and still rolls back protections for victims.
TAKE ACTION!
Continue to call the DC and district offices of every Representative in Congress TO OPPOSE H.R. 4970. Tell them about or send them yesterday’s New York Times editorial, “Backward on Domestic Violence” and today’s LA Times editorial “Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act.”
MESSAGE:
We still strongly oppose the H.R. 4970. A YES vote on H.R. 4970 is still anti-victim and a NO vote protects victims. We oppose H.R. 4970 because it is NOT the REAL VAWA, it doesn’t include protections for all victims and it rolls back protections for victims of violence. It is DANGEROUS for survivors of violence. We support a bill like the bipartisan Senate bill that protects Native victims, immigrant victims, LGBT victims and other marginalized communities. H.R. 4970 increases bureaucratic inefficiency, decreases housing protections while stripping the rights of community stakeholders to be involved in VAWA implementation. The rushed vote on HR 4970 allows no chance to discuss humane alternatives that treat victims with respect and decency. There is bipartisan support in the House for a reauthorization of VAWA that more closely resembles the Senate-passed bill (S. 1925) and Members should have a chance to weigh the merits of any and all alternatives to H.R. 4970 before they vote for final passage of VAWA.
Find your Representative here: . This conversation needs to happen in EVERY DISTRICT OFFICE.
Below is a target list of Members that need to be contacted. Ask them to stand up and oppose HR 4970 and demand an alternative. We need to reach ALL Representatives, but especially these Representatives:
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STATE |
Representative |
Phone |
Fax |
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Alabama |
Martha Roby, 2nd District |
202-225-2901 |
202-225-8913 |
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Arkansas |
Mike Ross, 4th District |
1-800-223-2220 |
(202) 225-1314 |
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California |
Daniel Lungren, 3rd District |
202-225-5716 |
202-226-1298 |
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Jeff Denham, 19th District |
202-225-4540 |
202-225-3402 |
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Kevin McCarthy, 22nd District |
202-225-2915 |
202-225-2908 |
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Gary Miller, 42nd District |
202-225-3201 |
202-226-6962 |
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Mark Bono Mack, 45th District |
202-225-5330 |
202-225-2961 |
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John Campbell, 48th District |
202-225-5611 |
202-225-9177 |
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Darrell Issa, 49th District |
202-225-3906 |
202-225-3303 |
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Brian Billbray, 50th District |
202-225-0508 |
202-225-2558 |
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Mike Thompson, 1st District |
(202)225-3311 |
(202)225-4335 |
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Colorado
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Scott Tipton, 3rd District |
202-225-4761 |
202-226-9669 |
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Mike Coffman, 6th District |
202-225-7882 |
202-226-4623 |
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Florida
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Steve Southerland, II, 2nd District |
202-225-5235 |
202-225-5615 |
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Daniel Webster, 8th District |
202-225-2176 |
202-225-0999 |
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Vern Buchanan, 13th District |
202-225-5015 |
202-226-5015 |
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 18th District |
202-225-3931 |
202-225-5620 |
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Mario Diaz-Balart, 21st District |
202-225-4211 |
202-225-8576 |
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Allen West, 22nd District |
202-225-3026 |
202-225-8398 |
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Sandy Adams, 24th District (Bill Author) |
202-225-2706 |
202-226-6299 |
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David Rivera, 25th District |
202-225-277 |
202-226-0346 |
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Georgia |
Tom Price, 6th District |
202-225-4501 |
202-225-4656 |
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John Barrow 12th District |
(202)225-2823 |
(202)225-3377 |
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David Scott, 13th District |
(202)225-2939 |
(202)225-4628 |
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Sanford Bishop, 2nd District |
202 225 3631 |
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Illinois
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Robert Dold, 10th District |
202-225-4835 |
2020225-0837 |
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Judy Biggert, 13th District |
202-225-3515 |
202-225-9420 |
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Timothy Johnson, 15th District |
202-225-2371 |
202-226-0791 |
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Bobby Schilling, 17th District |
202-225-5905 |
202-225-5396 |
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Aaron Schock, 18th District |
202-225-6201 |
202-225-9249 |
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Indiana |
Joe Donnelly, 2nd District |
(202)225-3915 |
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Kansas |
Lynn Jenkins, 2nd District |
202-225-6601 |
202-225-7986 |
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Kentucky |
Ben Chandler, 6th District |
(202)225-4706
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Maine |
Mike Michaud, 2nd District |
202 225 6306
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Maryland |
Roscoe Bartlett, 6th District |
202-225-2721 |
202-225-2193 |
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Michigan |
Dan Benishek, 1st District |
202-225-4735 |
202-225-4710 |
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Candice Miller, 10th District |
202-225-2106 |
202-226-1169 |
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Minnesota
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Michele Bachmann, 6th District |
202-225-2331 |
202-225-6475 |
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Chip Cravaack, 8th District |
202-225-6211 |
202-225-0699 |
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Collin Peterson, 7th District |
202- 225-2165
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(202)225-1593 |
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Missouri
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Vicky Hartzler, 4th District |
202-225-2876 |
202-225-0148 |
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Jo Ann Emerson, 8th District |
202-225-4404 |
202-226-0326 |
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Nevada
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Mark Amodei, 2nd District |
202-225-6155 |
202-225-5679 |
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Joe Heck, 3rd District |
202-225-3252 |
202-225-2185 |
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New Hampshire |
Charles Bass, 2nd District |
202-225-5206 |
202-225-2946 |
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New Jersey
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Frank Lobiondo, 2nd District |
202-225-6572 |
202-225-3318 |
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John Runyan, 3rd District |
202-225-4765 |
202-225-0778 |
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New York
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Robert Turner, 9th District |
202-225-6616 |
202-226-0218 |
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Michael Grimm, 13th District |
202-225-3371 |
202-226-1272 |
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Nan Hayworth, 19th District |
202-225-5441 |
202-225-3289 |
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Chris Gibson, 20th District |
202-225-5614 |
202-225-1168 |
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Ann Marie Buerkle, 25th District |
202-225-3701 |
202-225-4042
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North Carolina
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Renee Ellmers, 2nd District |
202-225-4531 |
202-225-5662 |
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Virginia Foxx, 5th District |
202-225-2071 |
202-225-2995 |
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Sue Myrick, 9th District |
202-225-1976 |
202-225-3389 |
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Heath Shuler, 11th District |
202) 225-6306 |
(202)225-2943 |
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Larry Kissell, 8th District |
(202)225-3715 |
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Mike McIntyre,7th District |
(202) 225-273
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Ohio
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Jean Schmidt, 2nd District |
202-225-3164 |
202-225-1992 |
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John Boehner, 8th District (Speaker) |
202-225-0600 |
202-225-0704 |
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Steven LaTourette, 14th District |
202-225-5731 |
202-225-3307 |
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Steve Stivers, 15th District |
202-225-2015 |
202-225-3529 |
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James Renacci, 16th District |
202-225-3876 |
202-225-3059 |
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Oklahoma |
Dan Boren (OK-2) |
202 225 2701
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Oregon |
Kurt Schrader, 5th District |
(202)225-5711 |
(202)225-5699
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Pennsylvania
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Jim Gerlack, 6th District |
202-225-4315 |
202-225-8440 |
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Patrick Meehan, 7th District |
202-225-2011 |
202-226-0820 |
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Michael Fitzpatrick, 8th District |
202-225-4276 |
202-225-9511 |
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Charlie Dent, 15th District |
202-225-6411 |
202-226-0778 |
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Tim Murphy, 18th District |
202-225-2301 |
202-225-1844 |
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Todd Platts, 19th District |
202-225-5836 |
202-226-1000 |
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Tim Holden, 17th District |
202 225 5546 |
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South Dakota |
Kristi Noem |
202-225-2801 |
202-225-5823 |
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Tennessee
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Diane Black, 6th District |
202-225-4231 |
202-225-6887 |
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Marsha Blackburn, 7th District |
202-225-2811 |
202-225-3004 |
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Jim Cooper, 5th District |
202 225 4311 |
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Texas |
Ted Poe, 2nd District |
202-225-6565 |
202-225-5547 |
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Jeb Hensarling, 5th District |
202-225-3484 |
202-226-1035 |
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Kay Granger, 12th District |
202-225-5071 |
202-225-5683 |
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Lamar Smith, 21st District (Judiciary Chairman) |
202-225-4236 |
202-225-8628 |
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Francisco Canseco, 23rd District |
202-225-4511 |
202-225-2237 |
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Utah |
Jim Matheson 2nd |
202 225 3011 |
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Virginia |
Eric Cantor, 7th District |
202-225-2815 |
202-225-0011 |
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Washington |
Jaime Herrera Beutler, 3rd District |
202-225-3536 |
202-225-3478 |
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers, 5th District |
202-225-2006 |
202-225-3392 |
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Dave Reichert, 8th District |
202-225-27761 |
202-225-4282 |
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West Virginia |
Shelley Moore Capito, 2nd District |
202-225-2711 |
202-225-7856 |
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Wisconsin |
Reid Ribble, 8th District |
202-225-5665 |
202-225-5729 |
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Wyoming |
Cynthia Lummis |
202-225-2311 |
202-225-3057 |
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