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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Violence Against Women Office Act

H.R. 4848Introduced Jul 13, 2000Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Forbes D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 24, 2000 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

144 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 137 Democrats, 1 independent

6 of 144 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Bonior (D-MI), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Eva Clayton (D-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY) and 114 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Forbes.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-1 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.