House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act
Official title: To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to establish a national training and technical assistance center to provide for the ongoing promotion and adoption of lethality assessment programs to reduce domestic violence-related homicides, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Sarah Elfreth D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 11, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7494.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ELFRETH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 29, February 11, 2026, Page H2187):Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 52 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7494, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats
2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Gabe Evans (R-CO), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Dave Min (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Derek Schmidt (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sarah Elfreth.
- H.R. 4294 (119th) MAWS Act of 2026
- H.R. 1989 (119th) Protect Our Probationary Employees Act
- H.Res. 723 (119th) Recognizing the 180th anniversary of the United States Naval Academy.
- H.R. 5572 (119th) Help FEDS Act
- H.R. 7251 (119th) Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act
- H.R. 6184 (119th) NOAA Data Preservation Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.