house judiciary committee chair and brian fitzpatrick. like the house passed bill the legislation will modernize and improve the progress we've made. this new version the violence against women act will not only provide funding to organizations and resources, it will invest in critical education and access to services for survivors in rural areas. it will help keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of abusers and provide survivors with the support they need by expanding access to legal services and other programs. we know we will send it to the desk of a leader that is not just sympathetic but wildly supportive of this measure, the man that originally sponsored the first violence against women act, president joe biden now i hiturn to the ranking member grassley. >> thank you mr. chairman and i welcome all the witnesses and guests to the hearing. they voted to reauthorize the grant programs authorized multiple times. when i wasn't able to support a democratic led effort to reauthorize, i introduced my own proposal that would have protecte

house judiciary committee chair nadler and kmong fitzpatrick. our legislation will modernize and improve the final law and won't roll back the progress we've made. the new version of violence against women act will not only provide funding to organizations and resources that support survivors, it will invest in education and improve access to survivors for survivors in rural areas and those who require culturally specific services. it will enhance protections for native american, women and children. it will help keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of abusers and it will provide survivors with the support they need by expanding access to legal services and other crucial programs. and once we join in passing the -- join the house in passing this legislation, we know we're going to send it to the desk of a leader who is synthetic, not just sympathetic. but wildly supportive of this measure. i can think of no better way for us to do our part in honoring domestic violence awareness month. senator grassley. >> thank you mr. chairman. i welcome eve