The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 passed the Senate with a vote of 78-22. This bill was opposed by some Republicans because it extended protections to gay, lesbian, and transgender people.

The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 passed the Senate with a vote of 78-22. You can see from the floor debate before the vote that this was contentious:

The Senator from Oklahoma has consistently voted against VAWA. That is his right. But we should not make the programs more difficult for law enforcement and victims because he does not support them. This is not the right way to reduce government--by setting up government mandates that law enforcement cannot meet and then cutting their assistance funding when they cannot. I do not believe this one-size- fits-all mandate from Washington to our states is the right way to go.

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The people who oppose it oppose it on the grounds they might not get as much money unless they actually keep a woman from getting raped twice--once by the system we set up and once by their attacker.

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Mr. LEE. Madam President, today I would like to address a provision of the Violence Against Women Act, S. 47, that is of great concern. Title IX of VAWA provides tribal courts with special jurisdiction over non-Indians who are charged with crimes of domestic violence.

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The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 passed the Senate 99-0.

The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 passed the Senate with a vote of 78-22. This bill was opposed by some Republicans because it extended protections to gay, lesbian, and transgender people.