The bill sets up a 5-year pilot giving grants to local groups that team up tech experts with domestic violence centers to fight technology-based abuse. It also creates a separate program to train victim advocates on tech safety, with up to $20 million for education grants.
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Tech Safety for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest action on S. 2159: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who this affects: This bill primarily affects victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who experience abuse through technology. It also affects the organizations that serve them, technology professionals who may partner with those organizations, and the colleges and nonprofits that could receive education grants.
Why this matters: Nearly all domestic violence programs report that abusers use technology to stalk, harass, or control victims. From spyware on phones to threats over social media, tech-based abuse is widespread and evolving fast. This bill tries to close the gap between what abusers can do with technology and what victim advocates know about stopping it.
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