US Congress Senate Bill 4003 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-2)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of State to carry out activities under the Safe from the Start program to prevent, mitigate, and respond to gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies around the world. (The Safe from the Start program addresses childhood exposure to violence.) Such activities shall include (1) training and capacity building for humanitarian personnel; (2) deployment of, and support for, gender advisors and female humanitarian aid workers; (3) use of standards, guidelines, and best practices to address gender-based violence; (4) expanding and improving empowerment activities; and (5) establishing accountability mechanisms and monitoring and reporting tools to prevent and respond to incidents of sexual or other gender-based exploitation or abuse. The State Department must submit an annual report that includes an analysis of data and research regarding the key drivers of gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies, as well as a detailed description of the programs, diplomatic efforts, and other activities taken to implement Safe from the Start.

Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act of 2020

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4003/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4003/BILLS-116s4003is.pdf