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WASHINGTON – Representatives Ann Wagner (MO-02), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and Trey Hollingsworth (IN-09) have introduced the VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2019, that will add the Rural Housing Voucher program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This is another crucial step toward protecting victims of domestic violence from homelessness, regardless of whether they live in a metropolitan area or in a rural town.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO-02), the Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-21), David Cicilline (D-RI-01), and Susan Wild (D-PA-07) in introducing a resolution condemning Saudi Arabia's continued jailing and alleged abuse of women's rights activists. The resolution urges Saudi officials to immediately release the prisoners and hold the perpetrators accountable, and calls on the U.S. government to sanction any Saudi officials responsible.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 507, the Put Trafficking Victims First Act, legislation she introduced with Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA-37). The legislation encourages state and federal agencies, law enforcement, and prosecutors across the country to implement victim-centered approaches to investigating and preventing human trafficking.
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump's State of the Union Address:
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) announced the re-introduction of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation designed to ensure any infant born alive after an abortion receives the same protection of law as any newborn: mandating care and instituting penalties for doctors who allow such infants to die or who intentionally kill a newborn. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), an original cosponsor, will introduce a resolution providing for floor consideration of Wagner's legislation. After 30 legislative days, Whip Scalise and Rep.
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) joined with Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), author of the Debbie Smith Act, to introduce the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019. This legislation will reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program which provides much-needed resources to state and local law enforcement agencies to conduct forensic analysis of DNA evidence collected from crime scenes, including untested rape kits.
WASHINGTON - House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) announced today that Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) has been named Vice Ranking Member for the 116th Congress. The Committee considers legislation affecting United States relations with foreign nations, and the international diplomatic community. HFAC has jurisdiction over the Department of State, Agency for International Development (USAID), Peace Corps, United Nations, and enforcement of the Arms Export Control Act. Rep.
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) released the following statement after the House passed her bipartisan legislation, the Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act of 2019 (H.R. 502). This bipartisan bill would require the Comptroller General of the United States to study how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex or drug trafficking and propose regulatory and legislative actions to put an end to these illicit activities.
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-2) released the following statement after the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee Patrick McHenry (NC-10) named her the Vice Ranking Member of the full House Financial Services Committee. In addition, Congresswoman Wagner will also serve as lead Republican on the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion.