The statement reads, “Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took up the Senate-passed bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and passed this vital legislation by a bipartisan vote of vote of 286-138, including 87 Republicans voting in favor. NNEDV applauds the Members of Congress who led the fight and voted for VAWA’s passage.”
Read the full statement: http://www.nnedv.org/news/national/3227-house-vawa-passage-2013.html