H.R. 7494

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7494 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7494

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 11, 2026

Ms. Elfreth (for herself, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, 
Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. Norton, Ms. Salinas, and Mr. Schmidt) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary

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A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

The Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Domestic Violence 
Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical 
Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM RESOURCE CENTER GRANT.

(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make an award to one or 
more nonprofit or tribal organizations to establish a national training 
and technical assistance center to promote and support the adoption of 
lethality assessment programs by States, units of local government, and 
Indian Tribes.
(b) Qualifications.--To be eligible for a grant under this section, 
an applicant shall demonstrate national experience in developing, 
implementing, evaluating, and disseminating a lethality assessment 
program for the purpose of reducing domestic violence-related 
homicides.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 
2026, to remain available until expended.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``lethality assessment program'' means a 
program that--
(A) rapidly connects a victim of domestic violence 
to local community-based victim service providers;
(B) helps first responders, such as law enforcement 
agencies, identify and respond to domestic violence 
situations that may result in death; and
(C) identifies victims of domestic violence who are 
at high risk of being seriously injured or killed by an 
intimate partner through evidence-based tools that are 
validated for the community.
(2) The terms have the meanings given such terms in section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291).
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