Survivors Need VAWA—But the ERA Would Make It Even More Powerful

UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 9: Actress Angelina Jolie joins U.S. Senators during their press conference announcing a bipartisan modernized Violence Against Women Act in the Capitol on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images).

After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators announced Wednesday that they had reached a deal to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)—which has been expired since December 2018.

The Equal Rights Amendment, which is stuck in a tug-of-war with the U.S. archivist and the Senate, would provide the basis for Congress to enact stronger laws on gender violence, including restoring the civil rights remedy in VAWA.

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