Congress passed the “Violence Against Women Act” (VAWA) in 1994 to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking and increase access of victims to services. In 2013, when it was reauthorized, changes made it more difficult to achieve those goals. Reauthorization is now under consideration, which will continue and increase those problems. Money was diverted to Planned Parenthood who openly encourages and assists sexual predators and sexual trafficers by not reporting them even though it is required by law and disposing of the evidence so the predators and trafficers can’t be prosecuted. The reauthorization also mandates harmful gender identity ideology and diverts funds to limited purposes that limits the number of categories of victims who are able to get help, and makes it more difficult for the remaining categories of victims to get help. The reauthorization needs to be voted down and the VAWA needs to be restored to its original purpose.