US Congress House Bill 3357 (Prior Session Legislation)

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February 3 2012 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011 - Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) child marriage is a violation of human rights and its prevention and elimination should be a U.S. foreign policy goal; and (2) educational opportunities for girls, economic opportunities for women, and reducing maternal and child mortality are critical to U.S. global health and development objectives, including efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS. Directs the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the heads of other relevant departments and agencies to collect and make available data on the incidence of child marriage in specified countries that receive U.S. foreign or development assistance where the practice of child marriage is prevalent. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State reports on human rights practices for specified countries include a description of the status of child marriage for each country in which child marriage is prevalent.

Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011

Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Baldwin, Tammy	Rep Blumenauer, Earl
Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Brown, Corrine	Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Capuano, Michael E.
Rep Carnahan, Russ	Rep Castor, Kathy	Rep Chandler, Ben	Rep Cohen, Steve
Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep DeFazio, Peter A.	Rep DeGette, Diana	Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.
Rep Dent, Charles W.	Rep Edwards, Donna F.	Rep Ellison, Keith	Rep Emerson, Jo Ann
Rep Eshoo, Anna G.	Rep Farr, Sam	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.
Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice	Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.	Rep Kildee, Dale E.	Rep Kind, Ron
Rep LaTourette, Steven C.	Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Markey, Edward J.
Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep McKinley, David B.	Rep McNerney, Jerry
Rep Moore, Gwen	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Murphy, Christopher S.	Rep Napolitano, Grace F.
Rep Neal, Richard E.	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Paulsen, Erik
Rep Payne, Donald M.	Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Ryan, Tim
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Schock, Aaron	Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.
Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr.	Rep Shuler, Heath	Rep Simpson, Michael K.	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete	Rep Tiberi, Patrick J.	Rep Towns, Edolphus	Rep Waxman, Henry A.

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
2011-11-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN03357:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr3357ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr3357ih.pdf