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Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to establish a national training and technical assistance center to provide for the ongoing promotion and adoption of lethality assessment programs to reduce domestic violence-related homicides, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to nonprofit or tribal organizations to establish a national training and technical assistance center that promotes and supports lethality assessment programs. Lethality assessment programs help first responders identify domestic violence situations at high risk of resulting in death and rapidly connect victims to local victim service providers using evidence-based tools. To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must demonstrate national experience in developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating lethality assessment programs. The bill authorizes $5,000,000 in funding annually beginning in fiscal year 2026 to support the establishment and operation of such a center.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
6 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Sarah Elfreth’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NAI MICHAEL $16,450
- CI RENEWABLES $11,100
- HASI $10,600
- BUCH CONSTRUCTION $10,000
- SHALOM TIKVAH $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Sarah Elfreth → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 11, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 11, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2026
Ms. Elfreth (for herself, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. Norton, Ms. Salinas, and Mr. Schmidt) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to establish a national training and technical assistance center to provide for the ongoing promotion and adoption of lethality assessment programs to reduce domestic violence-related homicides, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
The Act may be cited as the “Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act”.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM RESOURCE CENTER GRANT.
(a) In General.—The Attorney General may make an award to one or more nonprofit or tribal organizations to establish a national training and technical assistance center to promote and support the adoption of lethality assessment programs by States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes.
(b) Qualifications.—To be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant shall demonstrate national experience in developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating a lethality assessment program for the purpose of reducing domestic violence-related homicides.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended.
(d) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) The term “lethality assessment program” means a program that—
(A) rapidly connects a victim of domestic violence to local community-based victim service providers;
(B) helps first responders, such as law enforcement agencies, identify and respond to domestic violence situations that may result in death; and
(C) identifies victims of domestic violence who are at high risk of being seriously injured or killed by an intimate partner through evidence-based tools that are validated for the community.
(2) The terms have the meanings given such terms in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291). <all>
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