US Congress House Bill 1340 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

International Violence Against Women Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct USAID activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and women's empowerment. Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to: (1) develop or update annually for five years (after the 2012 United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally which shall be deemed to be the first required strategy) a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, and (2) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender integration and advancing the status of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy. Directs the Ambassador-at-Large and Senior Coordinator to: (1) include in each strategy an analysis of best practices for preventing and addressing violence against women and girls internationally; and (2) develop a plan for monitoring programs, projects, and activities carried out under this Act.

International Violence Against Women Act of 2015

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2015-03-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2015-03-06	House	Introduced in House

SB713 (Related) 2015-03-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1340/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1340/BILLS-114hr1340ih.pdf