“Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA)with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), which is bipartisan and bicameral legislation to ensure combating gender-based violence around the world remains a top diplomatic and development priority for the United States.

The bill leverages existing U.S. resources to combat and respond to gender-based violence, a critical step toward promoting the human rights and dignity of all individuals as well as regional and global stability. Congresswoman Schakowsky first introduced this legislation in 2012.”

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