112TH CONGRESS AT-A-GLANCE, Women's Policy, Inc., Washington, DC: December 2012.

2012 POLICY AGENDA, Safe States Alliance, Atlanta, GA.

THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT'S PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND IN YOUR STATE (includes state by state impact), HealthCare.gov, Washington, DC: posted February 9, 2011.

AFRICAN AMERICAN MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: 1870-2012, Jennifer E. Manning and Colleen J. Shogan, Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC: November 26, 2012.

ASK YOUR SENATORS TO SUPPORT GUN SAFETY ~ LEGISLATION NEEDED TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: May 2, 2013. Find your Senators, find out how your Senators voted on the Manchin-Toomey Amendment and read the letter to "no vote" Senators.

BENNET, CASEY STAND UP FOR HEALTH CARE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, Washington, DC: December 22, 2011.

BIDEN AMENDMENT BOOSTS FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) PROGRAMS, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: March 13, 2008. See Amendment 4166.

BUSH BUDGET COULD ROLL BACK MORE THAN A DECADE OF SUCCESS IN COMBATTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: February 4, 2008.

CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDING TO END DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE – APPROPRIATIONS BRIEFING BOOK, Washington, DC.

VAWA and Other Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Years '10, '11, '12, '13 and '14, revised April 10, 2013.

FY 2013 Appropriations Briefing Book, March 2012.

FY 2012 Appropriations Briefing Book, April 2011.

FY 2011 Appropriations Briefing Book, May 2010. Updated pages 7 & 8 – VAWA Appropriations for Fiscal Years '08, '09, '10 and '12, as of December 16, 2011.

FY 2007 Appropriations Briefing Book, updated March 2006.

CONGRESSIONAL OUTREACH GUIDE, Safe States Alliance, Atlanta, GA: 2012.

CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TO TELL THEM ABOUT VAWA, FVPSA AND VOCA AND THE CRUCIAL SERVICES THEY SUPPORT, SEPTEMBER 26-30, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: September 15, 2011.

CONTINUED FUNDING NEEDED TO PROTECT WOMEN, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware State News, Dover, DE: February 16, 2008.

CUTS TO PREVENTION FUNDING STILL MOVING FORWARD, Prevention Institute, Oakland, CA: December 12, 2011.

DEAR CHAIRMAN WOLF AND RANKING MEMBER FATTAH REQUESTING A RAISE IN THE CAP ON SPENDING FOR THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND, signed by several members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC: April 16, 2013.

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND JUSTICE AND SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2013 (OVW begins on page 67), Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Washington, DC: April 19, 2012.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CUTBACKS RISK LIVES, Ann Fisher, Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH: February 12, 2008. Copyright © 2008 The Columbus Dispatch.

DR. PHIL COMES TO NATION'S CAPITAL ON BEHALF OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: July 14, 2011. Watch video.

ECONOMIC GENDER GAP ACTION KIT, Democracy For America, Burlington, VT: 2012.

THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT (FVPSA) OF 2010

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act of 2010, Monica McLaughlin, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: January 2011. See Analysis.

House and Senate Pass Act to Provide Lifesaving Services and Programs for Community Shelters and Crisis Centers, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 10, 2010.

House of Representatives Passes Lifesaving Legislation for Domestic Violence Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 8, 2010.

National Network to End Domestic Violence Applauds President Obama for Signing Lifesaving Legislation, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 20, 2010.

Reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: 2010.

Senate Passes Vital Legislation for Domestic Violence Victims, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 3, 2010.

Statement from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the Reauthorization of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, The White House, Washington, DC: December 10, 2010.

Urge the House to Pass the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Now!, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: December 6, 2010.

FORCIBLE RAPE CLAUSE IN ABORTION LEGISLATION

"Forcible Rape" Clause Removed from Chris Smith Bill, Feminist News, Feminist Majority Foundation, February 4, 2011. Copyright © 2011 Feminist Majority Foundation.

Advocates Stand Against Narrow Rape Exemption in Abortion Legislation, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, February 3, 2011. See Position Statement.

Congress Introduces Bill that Sharply Limits Coverage for Rape Survivors, Legal Momentum, Washington, DC: February 1, 2011.

What Do You Mean It's Not Rape?, Jeanette Friedman, February 2011.

FRANKEN, GRASSLEY, FEINSTEIN, HATCH INTRODUCE JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ACT, U.S. Senators Al Franken, Chuck Grassley, Dianne Feinstein and Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: November 5, 2009.

FUNDING CHALLENGES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS: THE IMPACT ON VICTIMS, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: March 2013.

FY 2012 BUDGET RESOLUTION, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Budget, Washington, DC: April 2011.

The Path to Prosperity ~ Restoring America's Promise ~ FY 2012 Budget Resolution

Summary of the FY 2012 Budget Resolution

A Contrast in Budgets (House Resolution v. President's budget)

FY 2014 BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS (by secretary staff division and operating division), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC: April 2013.

GIRL POWER ~ 101 FACTS ABOUT 100 WOMEN OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE, Erin Gloria Ryan, Jezebel, New York, NY: January 5, 2013.

HEARING ON THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT: BUILDING ON SEVENTEEN YEARS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, testimony by Michael Shaw of Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC: July 13, 2011.

HELP FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, Christina Ricci, The Huffington Post, September 9, 2009. Copyright © 2009 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc.

HELPING CHILDREN AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Lynn Rosenthal, The White House, Council on Women and Girls, Washington, DC: December 6, 2010.

THE IMPORTANCE OF INJURY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESEARCH – CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING (part 1 and part 2), Linda Degutis, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Washington, DC: July 26, 2011.

IN-DISTRICT LOBBYING GUIDE, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC.

March 2013

February 2008

INTERNATIONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (I-VAWA)

Biden Commemorates International Women's Day ~ Urges Colleagues to Support International Violence Against Women Act, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: March 7, 2008.

House Subcommittee Examines International Violence Against Women, Speaking Up (volume 15, issue 15, pages 2-3), Futures Without Violence, San Francisco, CA: November 23, 2009.

I-VAWA Introduced in House of Representatives, Speaking Up (volume 14, issue 7), Futures Without Violence, San Francisco, CA: June 3, 2008.

International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) Reintroduced, Futures Without Violence, San Francisco, CA: June 11, 2012. Take action.

International Violence Against Women Act Introduced, NewsFlash, Futures Without Violence, San Francisco, CA: November 1, 2007. Read S. 2279.

International Violence Against Women Act of 2007 ~ S. 2279, U.S. Senators Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Richard G. Lugar, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: October 31, 2007.

The International Violence Against Women Act ~ Special Issue, Speaking Up (volume 13, issue 16), Futures Without Violence, San Francisco, CA: November 16, 2007. Read S. 2279.

Obama Administration Fulfills Core Element of I-VAWA, Futures Without Violence, San Francisco, CA: May 5, 2011.

Push to Pass I-VAWA during "Lame Duck" Session of Congress, Futures Without Violence, San Francisco, CA: November 16, 2010.

Sign the I-VAWA Petition, Speaking Up (volume 13, issue 7), Futures Without Violence, Washington, DC: June 13, 2007.

Support the International Violence Against Women Act Today!, Women Thrive Worldwide, Washington, DC: 2010.

Urge Your Member of Congress to Co-Sponsor the International Violence Against Women Act, Futures Without Violence, San Francisco, CA: January 22, 2010.

You Have the Power: End Violence Against Women & Girls Worldwide (I-VAWA), Amnesty International, Futures Without Violence and Women Thrive Worldwide, Spring 2008.

IT'S UNANIMOUS: CONGRESS PASSES LAW TO PROTECT PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS, Randy Kreider, The Blotter, ABC News, Washington, DC: November 1, 2011. Copyright © 2011 ABC News.

JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS, Representative Trent Franks, the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC: 2013.

Letter to Congressmen Franks and Costa In Support of the Joint Resolution for Crime Victims' Rights, the National District Attorneys Association, Alexandria, VA: April 8, 2013

Letter to Congressmen Franks and Costa In Support of the Joint Resolution for Crime Victims' Rights, the National Organization for Victim Assistance, Alexandria, VA: March 25, 2013

LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE RAPE KIT BACKLOG, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Washington, DC: October 2012.

LETTER TO SENATORS VOTING AGAINST THE MANCHIN-TOOMEY AMENDMENT, the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: May 1, 2013.

LETTER TO THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE URGING STRONG SUPPORT FOR SENATOR KLOBUCHAR'S AMENDMENT #1, May 13, 2013. Note: The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence signed onto this letter.

MARK-UP HEARING OF PEACE CORPS-RELATED LEGISLATION (webcast), U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Washington, DC: September 21, 2011.

Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011

Letter to Committee on New Training for Volunteers, Aaron S. Williams, Peace Corps, September 13, 2011

Peace Corps Hearing Affidavits

Sexual Assault in the Peace Corps: Fact Sheet

NNEDV WELCOMES MOVE TO REAUTHORIZE LIFE-SAVING LEGISLATION, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: November 19, 2009.

OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SUBJECT OF HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING, The Source on Women's Issues in Congress (volume 11, number 84), Women's Policy, Inc., Washington, DC: March 14, 2008.

POVERTY DATA FROM THE 2010 CENSUS BY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, Half in Ten, Washington, DC: September 22, 2011.

PRESERVE FUNDING FOR LIFESAVING VICTIM SERVICES, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: February 7, 2011.

PRESIDENT BUSH REQUESTS FUNDING CUTS THAT ENDANGER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: February 5, 2008.

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S BUDGET AND THE WHITE HOUSE 'S COMMITMENT TO COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, Lynn Rosenthal, The White House, Council on Women and Girls, Washington, DC: February 18, 2011. See budget background memo.

PRESIDENT'S 2014 BUDGET PROPOSAL WOULD RESTORE AND INCREASE RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: April 11, 2013.

PRESIDENT'S 2014 BUDGET PROVIDES CRITICALLY NEEDED INVESTMENTS IN INJURY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND OTHER SAFETY PROGRAMS, Safe States Alliance, Atlanta, GA: April 10, 2013.

PREVENTING INJURIES & VIOLENCE SAVES LIVES & MONEY, Safe States Alliance, Atlanta, GA: 2013.

PREVENTION LEGISLATION FROM OTHER STATES, Bethany Pombar, the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Montpelier, VT: compiled March 2012.

RAINN URGES CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE USE OF DNA IN SOLVING RAPE CASES, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, Washington, DC: April 10, 2008. See HR 5057.

RAPE KIT BACKLOG BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Feminist News, Feminist Majority Foundation, Arlington, VA: November 20, 2009. See HR 4114.

THE REWRITING TO IMPROVE AND SECURE AN EXIT (RISE) OUT OF POVERTY ACT

Comparison of Current Law and RISE, Congressional Research Service, November 30, 2011

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces the RISE Act, Representative Gwen Moore, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC: December 7, 2011

Estimated TANF Block Grant Under the RISE Proposal, Congressional Research Service, November 29, 2011

Legal Momentum Supports the RISE Act, Legal Momentum, New York, NY: December 6, 2011.

Summary of the RISE Out of Poverty Act, Congressional Research Service, December 1, 2011

SEQUESTRATION

FY 13 Sequestration Impact on..., Safe States Alliance, Atlanta, GA: 2012.

...CDC Injury Center

...Violence and Injury Prevention (VIP) Programs, updated October 22, 2012

Letter to Members of Congress Urging Them to Support a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction, NDDUnited, Washington, DC: February 11, 2013. Note: The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence signed onto this letter.

Letter to Members of Congress Urging Them to Work with the President to Ensure Sequestration Does Not Take Effect, NDDUnited, Washington, DC: July 12, 2012. Note: The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence signed onto this letter.

Letter to the Honorable Barbara A. Mikulski Re: The Impact of Sequestration would have on Select DOJ Components, Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: February 1, 2013.

Sequestration and the Fiscal Crisis (backgrounder), Children's Leadership Council, Washington, DC: October 23, 2012.

Sequestration Cuts Threaten to Undermine VAWA Programs, Lori Weinstein, Congress Blog, The Hill, Washington, DC: March 26, 2013. Copyright © 2013 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp.

Sequestration Would Slash VAWA Programs by $20 Million: DOJ, Laura Bassett, Politics Blog, The Huffington Post, February 15, 2013. Copyright © 2013 TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.

Sequestrations and Federal Funding for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs: An Overview, February 2013, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: February 15, 2013.

Under Threat ~ Sequestration's Impact on Nondefense Jobs and Services (the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act is listed on page 33), Senator Tom Harkin, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: July 25, 2012.

Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence and Stalking Face Harmful, Even Deadly Cuts Under Sequestration, Campaign for Funding to End Domestic and Sexual Violence – Appropriations Briefing Book, Washington, DC: updated March 2013.

White House Releases New State-by-State Reports on the Impacts of the Sequester, The White House, Washington, DC: February 24, 2013.

SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCACY GUIDE ~ AN ADVOCATE'S GUIDE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY (first edition), The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Washington, DC.

STATE-BY-STATE FACT SHEETS FOR SUPER-COMMITTEE ADVOCACY, National Women's Law Center, Washington, DC: August 19, 2011.

SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT KEEPS GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF ABUSERS, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: April 16, 2013. Find your Senator and Representative.

URGE YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO SUPPORT HOUSE BILL PROVIDING FOR COMMONSENSE BACKGROUND CHECK!, National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: May 15, 2013. Read H.R. 1565 and find your Representative.

URGE YOUR SENATORS TO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC: March 13, 2013. Find your Senator.

WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: 1917-2012, Jennifer E. Manning and Colleen J. Shogan, Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC: November 26, 2012.