H.R. 1252 · 102nd Congress · enacted
Battered Women's Testimony Act of 1992
Became Public Law No: 102-527.
Latest official action 1992-10-27 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Battered Women's Testimony Act of 1991 - Directs the State Justice Institute, by grants to or contracts with a single eligible entity, to: (1) collect and analyze information regarding the admissibility and quality of expert testimony on the experiences of battered women offered as part of the defense in criminal cases under State law and regarding sources of, and methods to obtain, funds to pay costs incurred to provide such testimony, particularly in cases involving indigent women defendants; (2) develop training materials to assist battered women, operators of domestic violence shelters, battered women's advocates, and attorneys in using such testimony in appropriate cases and to assist individuals with expertise in the experiences of battered women in developing skills appropriate to providing such testimony; and (3) disseminate such information and training materials and provide related technical assistance to battered women, shelter operators, advocates, attorneys, and individuals providing testimony.
Congressional Research Service · 1991-03-05
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Kweisi Mfume
House · MD District 7 · Democratic
$201,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Nancy Pelosi
House · CA District 11 · Democratic
$16,662PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ron Wyden
Senate · OR · Democratic
$382,070PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rosa L. DeLauro
House · CT District 3 · Democratic
$619,957PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marcy Kaptur
House · OH District 9 · Democratic
$1,111,770PAC receipts · 2025–2026
66 of 66 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$35,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$35,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$30,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$25,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $2,500
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$23,500
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $8,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$19,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$18,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $3,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$17,500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$16,500
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$16,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$16,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$15,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $8,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$15,500
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$15,000
INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$15,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$15,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$15,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$15,000
UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $4,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$14,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$13,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$13,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$13,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $0
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $6,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
APPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC)$12,500
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$12,500
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)$11,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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