Violence Against Women Act set to be renewed through bipartisan spending agreement

Democratic and Republican lawmakers have agreed to include reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in their omnibus spending package, Democratic leaders said Wednesday, capping a years-long effort to renew the landmark legislation after it expired in 2019.

In a joint statement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) touted the planned renewal of the act, which was first signed into law in 1994, as a major highlight of the bipartisan appropriations agreement.

“Finally, this historic legislation will carry major bipartisan legislation that has...