The House version of VAWA, H.R. 1585, currently does not include any additional federal penalties for female genital mutilation (FGM) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 513,000 women and girls in the U.S. are at risk of FGM or have already been subjected to such abuse. The Independent Women's Forum has urged Congress to include provisions enhancing penalties for female genital mutilation as well as funding to combat FGM. beyond those already set down in law, as it is already illegal. The House version also does not include additional measures to deter honor killings, sex trafficking, or forced child marriages, all of which are also already illegal.