H.R.6088: To establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims.
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To establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims. 5/20/2008--Introduced. National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence to work in collaboration with the American Bar Association Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and other organizations to create, recruit lawyers for, and provide training, mentoring, and technical assistance for a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network.Requires the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice to designate five states in which to implement the pilot program of a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Referral Project and distribute funds under this Act.Requires the Attorney General to award grants to national domestic violence legal technical assistance providers to expand their services to provide training and [...]
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 Important PeopleSponsor Co-Sponsor(s) User submitted articlesH.R. 6088: Domestic Violence Lies Cost Lives H.R. 6088 â the National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act â was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill would authorize $55 million for volunteer lawyers to help victims of domestic violence. Unfortunately, the $55 million is earmarked for an industry that traffics in myths, half-truths, and make-believe statistics.
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