US HB5267 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 138-0)
Status: Introduced on November 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Pending: House Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues, which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development the position of Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct policies, programs, and funding regarding gender equality and women's empowerment. The bill requires that U.S. assistance made available for humanitarian relief, conflict mitigation, and post-conflict reconstruction prevents and responds to violence against women and girls. The Department of State shall also identify incidents that occur during armed conflict and implement emergency responses.

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Title

International Violence Against Women Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]
Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-12-06HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
2019-11-26HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-11-26HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB3037 (Related) 2019-12-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Subjects

Adult education and literacy
Assault and harassment offenses
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Domestic violence and child abuse
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Family planning and birth control
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Government liability
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
HIV/AIDS
Housing finance and home ownership
Human rights
Human trafficking
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Marriage and family status
Medical education
Mental health
Performance measurement
Property rights
Racial and ethnic relations
Reconstruction and stabilization
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
School administration
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Small business
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Violent crime
Women in business
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights
Worker safety and health

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