US Congress House Bill 3357 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 55-9)
Status: Introduced on November 3 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-03 - 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. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

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	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3357/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3357/BILLS-112hr3357ih.pdf