US Congress House Bill 5034 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 143-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

International Violence Against Women Act of 2018 This bill provides for a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall: (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development the position of Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct policies, programs, and funding regarding gender equality and women's empowerment. The bill requires that U.S. assistance made available for humanitarian relief, conflict mitigation, and post-conflict reconstruction prevents and responds to violence against women and girls. The Department of State shall also identify incidents that occur during armed conflict and implement emergency responses.

International Violence Against Women Act of 2018

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2018-02-15	House	Introduced in House

SB2120 (Related) 2017-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7215)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5034/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5034/BILLS-115hr5034ih.pdf