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Supporting Survivors from Faith-based Communities Act
Sponsored By: Representative Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would establish a National Faith-Based Resource Center to train and support faith communities, victim-service providers, and justice systems to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
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- Families and victims: Would fund trauma-informed training, safety protocols, referrals, and a victim advisory working group that must include underserved victims and provide compensation.
- Faith communities and institutions: Would provide education for clergy, seminaries, faith-based schools, and youth groups on recognizing abuse, using faith teachings for prevention, addressing spiritual abuse, and preventing religious divorce denial and forced marriage.
- Service providers and justice systems: Grants would go to a consortium that must include 3+ entities, at least two faith-based organizations from different underserved faith communities, and one culturally specific organization. The center would train victim service providers, housing agencies, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and child welfare workers on faith-specific needs and accommodations.
*Would authorize $2.0 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to fund the center.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More help for survivors in faith
This bill would fund a national faith-based resource center through DOJ/OVW grants. Grants would go to consortia with at least three organizations, including two faith-based groups representing different underserved faith communities and one culturally specific organization. At least one consortium member would need to have led two OVW grants. Authorized funding is $2,000,000 per year for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031. Grant money would pay for training, technical assistance, OVW convenings, and a paid victim advisory working group. The first grant year would be used only to set up operations and partnerships. Funds could not be used to proselytize and must supplement, not replace, existing OVW faith-focused grants. Consortia would report annually starting one year after their first grant, and OVW would send a program report to Congress by November 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year.
Model state law for religious divorce
The bill would direct the Attorney General to write and publish model State law language to address religious divorce denial. The work would include input from victims, advocates, faith leaders, experts, and population-specific service providers. The model language would have to account for relevant religious laws and cultural practices and be workable in affected communities while remaining consistent with the Constitution. The model would be guidance for State legislatures and would not itself change State law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/3/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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