US Congress Senate Bill 229 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the protection of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan and their full participation in the reestablishment of democracy are essential to Afghanistan's reconstruction, and to achieve such reconstruction the U.S. government must commit resources to advance the rights of women throughout Afghanistan. Amends the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 to revise the provisions respecting assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan. Extends funding authority. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) condition the provision of such assistance on the recipient adhering to international standards for women's rights and human rights; and (2) ensure that Afghan women-led nongovernmental organizations with demonstrated experience in delivering services to Afghan women and children receive grants without ethnic, religious, or any other discrimination.

Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2009

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. Edward Kaufman [D-DE]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-13		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB2214 (Related) 2009-04-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/229/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s229/BILLS-111s229is.pdf