US Congress House Bill 5735 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: Introduced on July 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that it is critical to ensure that children, particularly girls, displaced by conflicts overseas are able to receive a quality education and that the educational needs of women and girls are considered in implementing U.S. foreign assistance policies and programs. The Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) may advance programs that: provide safe, quality, primary and secondary education for displaced children; build the capacity of institutions in countries hosting displaced people to prevent displaced children from facing educational discrimination; and help increase the access of displaced children, especially girls, to educational, economic, and entrepreneurial opportunities. The State Department and USAID may: coordinate with multilateral organizations to work with foreign governments to implement programs and policies that collect data disaggregated by sex and age on displaced people; and work with domestic and foreign private sector and civil society organizations to promote safe, quality, primary and secondary education for displaced children.

Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act

Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2016-07-12	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5735/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5735/BILLS-114hr5735ih.pdf