# 116-hr-6633: Domestic Violence Public Health Emergency Guidance Act

116-hr-6633, Domestic Violence Public Health Emergency Guidance Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6633
- Congress: 116
- Title: Domestic Violence Public Health Emergency Guidance Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 47
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Domestic Violence Public Health Emergency Guidance Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to issue guidance to law enforcement agencies on best practices for addressing domestic violence and protecting the safety of law enforcement officers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

## Cosponsors (47)

- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6633 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6633)

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