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Advocacy & Legislative Initiatives
Advancing policies that strengthen survivor protections and promote institutional accountability.
No Peace No Quiet, Inc., participates in local and national initiatives through legislative advocacy, policy research, and public education to address gaps in protections for victims and survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and technology-facilitated abuse. Our work focuses on identifying opportunities for meaningful legislative and policy reforms that strengthen survivor protections, promote accountability, and advance victim-focused outcomes.
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INITIATIVES TRACKER

Legislation
Jurisdiction: California Proposed Bill: The Love and Justice Act Lead Author: Sent for legislative review September 1, 2026Bill Sponsored by: No Peace No Quiet, Inc.Session: 2027-2028 Purpose: Recognize patterns of coordinated, technology-enabled abuse in civil and family court without forcing survivors to prove concealed direct communications or a direct instruction for every third-party act. Our Position: Strongly Support Our Advocacy: This marks No Peace No Quiet, Inc.’s first legislative proposal, from the acumination of advocacy efforts dating back to November 2021, supported by research, data collected through our Misconduct Ticketing System, and public education initiatives to advance stronger protections for victims and survivors. Status: Pending Legislators Support.
Jurisdiction: CaliforniaProposed Bill: SB 1192 -The Reclaim Act Lead Author: Senator Susan Rubio (District 22)Bill Sponsored by: The California Partnership to End Domestic ViolenceSession: 2025-2026Purpose: Protecting Survivors from Litigation Abuse in California Courts. Our Position: Strongly Support Our Advocacy: Policy Brief; Call To Action Template; Position Letter; Social Media CampaignStatus: Passed the legislature and Signed Into Law October 2026 By Governor Gavin Newsom
Jurisdiction: CaliforniaProposed Bill: AB-1978 California Equal Shared Parenting Act Lead Author: Assemblymember Natasha Johnson (District 63)Bill Sponsored by: UnknownSession: 2025-2026Purpose: Legislation that would create a legal presumption of equal parenting time in child custody cases.Our Position: Strongly Oppose As Written Our Advocacy: Opposition LetterStatus: Referred to Judicial Council. The Judicial Council of California has officially opposed the bill, stating it overly restricts judicial discretion in child custody cases.
Jurisdiction: New YorkProposed Bill: The CREEP Act (S3394A/A3226A) Lead Author: Senator Andrew Gounardes (District 26) Bill Sported by: Safe Horizon; Joyful Heart Foundation; RAINN; C.A. Goldberg, PLLC; and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric GonzalezSession: 2025-2026Purpose: Protecting Victims from Digital Stalking and Online Coercive Control in New York.Our Position: Strongly Support Our Advocacy: Policy Brief; Social Media CampaignStatus: Passed the legislature and moved to Governor Kathy Hochul's desk for her signature or veto.

PETITIONS

Date \| Jurisdiction	Petition	Confirmation of Support	Status
September 2026 Federal	National Domestic Violence Hotline - Support the Crime Victims Fund - Members of Congress must support VOCA funding by co-sponsoring and passing the bipartisan Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act – survivors of domestic violence depend you.	Pending	Pending
September 2026 Federal	National Domestic Violence Hotline - Protect and Strengthen Funding for Victims of Domestic Violence. Federal funding is essential to the lifesaving programs that survivors rely on every day – from hotlines, to shelters, to legal support and counseling. Without federal funding a critical network of services that support victims and survivors on their path to safety and healing are at risk.	Pending	Pending
December 2025 Federal	National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) - Support Extending the Premium Tax Credits To Protect Survivors of Domestic Violence	Senator Alex Padilla	In December 2025, Health Affairs reported, despite a narrow victory in the U.S. House of Representatives—which passed the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act—and efforts by moderate lawmakers who signed discharge petitions to force votes, Congress ultimately failed to pass a unified, multi-year extension.
June 2025 Federal	National Domestic Violence Hotline Protect Lifesaving Victim Services - Victims, survivors, families, andcommunities depend on The Hotline to provide a lifeline to safety, resources,and hope. Without federal funding, The Hotline will not be able to maintain24/7 services beyond a very short interim period.	Senator Alex Padilla	On October 1, 2025, the National Domestic Violence Hotline secured nearly $19 million in federal funding from HHS and the Department of Defense.

PROPOSED INITIATIVES & FUTURE ADVOCACY PROJECTS

Status	Proposed Petition & Purpose
In Research & Evaluation Our research findings show that the VAWA STOP Grant Program has provided states with federal funding for law enforcement training and prosecution-related activities for decades. However, our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests have revealed significant challenges in obtaining consistent, reliable data needed to evaluate the effectiveness of this funding and measure program outcomes. More on our research can be found in our Public Education Library, under white papers "BRIDGING THE GAP: The Disconnect Between Federal Funding and Law Enforcement Training Under the STOP VAWA Program."	Coercive Control In an effort to bring awareness to the dangers of coercive control, this petition has been created demanding congress pass victim focused legislation by mandating all first responders including police officers and detectives as well as judges, attorneys, therapist, doctors, nurses, and teachers are trauma informed and properly trained to look for signs of coercive control behaviors that are demonstrated by both the victims AND the perpetrators. This legislation will also need to give law enforcement and judges the authority to take necessary action to detain and or restrain the perpetrator even if there are no visible signs of physical injury.
Under Consideration	Litigation Abuse Remove loopholes from defamation laws to protect victims of abuse right to freedom of speech and preventing perpetrators, alleged or otherwise, from using the court system to further abuse their victims.
Under Consideration	Plea Deals Remove the ability of DA's to offer plea deals, to avoid the cost of trial in domestic violence cases when the perpetrator has multiple violations of protection orders. Mandatory jail time to be determined based on the number of violations. this will also prevent the cost of trial.
Under Consideration	Record Without Consent Excluding domestic violence cases from record with consent laws. Perpetrators rarely abuse when someone is watching or when they think they are being recorded making it impossible for victims to provide evidence of abuse.
Under Consideration	Protected Group Classification Add domestic violence and abuse victims to the protected group classification to prevent discrimination and harassment in the workplace, on social media platforms and in private and public businesses in civil, family and criminal courts.
Under Consideration	Disability Classification Add domestic violence and abuse victims to the list of temporary disability classifications to accept disability payments from the government to help them heal and recover from the trauma caused by the abuse, whether the perpetrator was prosecuted or not.