US Congress Senate Bill 2307 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

International Violence Against Women Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender integration and advancing the status of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy. Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct USAID activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and women's empowerment. Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to develop or update annually for six years a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of USAID to provide assistance to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls internationally.

International Violence Against Women Act of 2014

Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB3571 (Related) 2013-11-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2307/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2307/BILLS-113s2307is.pdf