Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative McBath
Introduced
Summary
Expands and funds trauma-informed, culturally specific services for victims of family, domestic, and dating violence. This bill would create new grant programs, Tribal hotlines, prevention funding, and technical assistance to strengthen shelters, outreach, and coordinated services for survivors and their children.
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- Families and survivors: Would boost shelter, safety planning, counseling, and voluntary supportive services with a core authorization of $270 million per year to expand formula and specialized grants.
- Tribal communities: Would reserve at least 12.5% of section 303 funds for Tribal grants, establish a National Indian Domestic Violence Hotline with $4 million per year, and add Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian resource centers.
- Service providers and prevention: Would set minimum allocations to build system capacity, including at least 6% for national technical assistance and at least 10% for State and Tribal domestic violence coalitions, and would fund coalition-led prevention and demonstration projects.
*This bill would authorize roughly $270 million per year for core programs plus about $69 million per year in additional targeted authorizations, increasing federal spending by about $339 million annually.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 7 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Federal funding and set‑aside rules
If enacted, the bill would authorize federal funding for family violence programs for fiscal years 2027–2031. It would authorize $270 million per year for core programs and separate yearly authorizations (for example, $20.5 million for the National Hotline, $4 million for the National Indian Hotline, and $26 million for the prevention leadership program). It would require a Tribal set‑aside of at least 12.5% of core funds and prescribe percentage minimums for formula grants, coalitions, technical assistance, and specialized/culturally specific grants. Administration, evaluation, and monitoring would be capped at no more than 3.5% of those funds. All amounts are authorizations and need Congress to appropriate the money.
Expanded child and caregiver services
If enacted, the bill would expand grant‑funded specialized services for children, youth, and their adult caregivers. Eligible applicants would include State domestic violence services and culturally specific organizations. Grants would require trauma‑informed, age‑appropriate, and culturally competent care, include prevention activities for youth, and generally last multiple years with required participation in evaluations.
Free, accessible crisis services
If enacted, the bill would bar income tests and fees for services paid for with these grants so covered help must be free to service users. It would require language access and disability accommodations for services, require that shelter not be conditional on participation in supportive services, and expand hotline services to include telephonic and accessible digital options with trained advocates and interpreter/TTY services. It would also extend nondisclosure protections for grantees and bar public disclosure of confidential shelter locations without permission.
Grants for underserved and Tribal communities
If enacted, the bill would fund new competitive grants to build culturally specific services and separate grants for underserved populations to plan, build capacity, and pilot community‑driven strategies. It would create Tribal Domestic Violence Coalition grants beginning in fiscal year 2027 and establish a grant for a 24‑hour National Indian Domestic Violence Hotline. The bill would also authorize Alaska Native Tribal and Native Hawaiian resource centers to provide tailored training and technical assistance. Many grants have multi‑year terms and small administrative caps.
New prevention grants and rules
If enacted, the bill would create a Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership program to give multi‑year grants to State and Tribal domestic violence coalitions and other eligible groups. Grants would fund testing and scaling of prevention models and require many community partners, multi‑sector work, and public posting of evaluation reports. The bill would also authorize separate funding for teen dating violence demonstration projects and treat prevention programs paid with these funds as subject to federal civil rights rules.
State grant formulas and rules
If enacted, the bill would set a $600,000 base allotment for each State and specified territory from the core program funds and divide remaining formula money among States by population share. It would add children, dependents, and Indians explicitly into formula language, let the Secretary waive matching requirements if they cause serious hardship, and require State plans to use no more than 5% for administration and to direct most funds to community providers. The bill would also require federal funds under the title to supplement, not replace, existing public funding.
Research and emergency waiver changes
If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary award research and evaluation grants or contracts to a broader set of recipients, including for‑profit entities and colleges. The bill would also let the Secretary waive matching and other program requirements during major disasters, emergencies, or public health emergencies to help grantees keep services running.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McBath
GA • D
Cosponsors
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Kim
CA • R
Sponsored 2/3/2026
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Cleaver
MO • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Ruiz
CA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
McGarvey
KY • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Balint
VT • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Neguse
CO • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Scanlon
PA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Dingell
MI • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Ross
NC • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
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