US Congress House Bill 8196 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-11 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls to identify and assess the efficacy of policies and programs of federal, state, and local governments designed to improve outcomes for such individuals and to make recommendations to improve such policies and programs. The task force shall (1) cover issues involving Black women and girls in education, economic development, health care, justice and civil rights, and housing; and (2) submit recommendations at specified intervals to Congress, the President, and each state or local government on policies, practices, programs, and incentives that may be adopted to improve outcomes. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights shall conduct a comprehensive study and collect data with respect to the effects on Black women and girls of a wide range of specified economic, health, criminal justice, and social services factors.

Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020

Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Kwanza Hall [D-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-11	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-09-11	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-09-11	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-09-11	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-09-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8196/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8196/BILLS-116hr8196ih.pdf