{"id":"f98d2553-34ce-46eb-99ec-4e7411c475c8","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"s","billNumber":2159,"title":"Tech Safety for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act","displayTitle":"Tech Safety for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act","abstract":"Tech Safety for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act This bill establishes a pilot program for the Office on Violence Against Women to award grants to reduce domestic violence that occurs using any form of technology.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>97 percent of domestic violence service providers say abusers are using technology — from social media stalking and spyware to phone monitoring — to harass, control, and track victims. This bill would create two new grant programs: a pilot program awarding up to 15 grants of $2 million each to teams pairing tech experts (from universities or the private sector) with domestic violence centers to help survivors combat technology-enabled abuse, and a separate $20 million education program to train organizations and individuals who support victims. The pilot would run for 5 years and report to Congress on what's working.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":["TECHNOLOGY","GOVERNMENT_OPERATIONS"],"introducedAt":"2025-06-25T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2025-06-25T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2159","accountabilityFlags":{},"tldr":"Funds tech-expert partnerships with domestic violence centers and a $20 million training program to fight tech-enabled stalking and abuse.","summaryStandard":null,"flagExplainers":{},"flagValence":{},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","chamber":"SENATE","policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","latestTextVersion":"Introduced in Senate","textVersionUsed":"Introduced in Senate","dateAdded":"2026-04-09T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-04-09T00:00:00+00:00","recordId":"f98d2553-34ce-46eb-99ec-4e7411c475c8","feedIdentityKey":"119/s/2159","websiteBillId":"S-2159","yourvoiceSummary":"97 percent of domestic violence service providers say abusers are using technology — from social media stalking and spyware to phone monitoring — to harass, control, and track victims. This bill would create two new grant programs: a pilot program awarding up to 15 grants of $2 million each to teams pairing tech experts (from universities or the private sector) with domestic violence centers to help survivors combat technology-enabled abuse, and a separate $20 million education program to train organizations and individuals who support victims. The pilot would run for 5 years and report to Congress on what's working.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T04:12:11.442089+00:00"}