Bill Title: A resolution denouncing female genital mutilation or cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-10 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S966) [SR494 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Senator Joni Ernst [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-IA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Marsha Blackburn [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-TN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Shelley Capito [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WV	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MS	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Kelly Loeffler [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-GA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Deb Fischer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NE	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mike Braun [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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