# 119-hr-7333: Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026 119-hr-7333, Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7333 - As of: 2026-09-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-7333 - Congress: 119 - Title: Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA) - Cosponsors: 49 - Policy area: Families - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-21 ## 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. - 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.* ## Cosponsors (49) - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z - Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Federal funding and set‑aside rules: benefit, high. 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 Hotlin… - Expanded child and caregiver services: benefit, medium. 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 compet… - Free, accessible crisis services: benefit, medium. 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, a… - Grants for underserved and Tribal communities: benefit, medium. 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 es… - New prevention grants and rules: benefit, medium. 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, m… - State grant formulas and rules: benefit, medium. 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 m… - Research and emergency waiver changes: benefit, low. 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 publ… ## Related bills - 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 - 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 - 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act - 119-hr-999: Right to Contraception Act ## Sources - [119-hr-7333 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7333) ## Related - [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-20: Richard L. 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