Cantor spokeswoman Megan Whittemore told CNN the majority leader `` has been working with our members , Vice President Biden and groups who serve those directly affected by these crimes to seek common ground across party lines and put an end to violence against women . '' Efforts to renew the 1994 Violence Against Women Act failed to survive the last Congress . Supporters say the law sharply cut the number of domestic violence deaths . The bill would have made it a federal crime for someone who has been convicted in state court or federal district courts of one count of aggravated assault against his spouse, including battery and sexual abuse with intent House 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 Congress . Supporters say the law sharply cut the number of domestic violence deaths . The bill would have made it a federal crime for someone who has been convicted in state court or federal district courts of one count of aggravated assault against his spouse, including battery and sexual abuse with intent House bill did n't contain those provisions , which activists say are necessary .