Efforts to renew the 1994 Violence Against Women Act failed to survive the last Senate . Baseball player charged after domestic dispute . Supporters say the law sharply cut the number of domestic violence deaths . House wanted to extend protections for Indian , gays and lesbians . Congress bill did n't contain those provisions , which activists say are necessary .
Efforts to renew the 1994 Violence Against Women Act failed to survive the last Senate . Supporters say the law sharply cut the number of domestic violence deaths . House wanted to extend protections for Indian , gays and lesbians . Congress bill did n't contain those provisions , which activists say are necessary .