US HB5941 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Pending: House Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Pending: House Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, post-conflict reconstruction and development, police and military training, or refugee relief and assistance support the human rights of women and their full political, social, and economic participation.
Title
Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. |
| 2020-02-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2020-02-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Africa
Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disability and paralysis
Firearms and explosives
Food assistance and relief
Foreign aid and international relief
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Human rights
Human trafficking
International affairs
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Military education and training
Reconstruction and stabilization
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex and reproductive health
South Sudan
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights
World health
Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disability and paralysis
Firearms and explosives
Food assistance and relief
Foreign aid and international relief
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Human rights
Human trafficking
International affairs
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Military education and training
Reconstruction and stabilization
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex and reproductive health
South Sudan
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights
World health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5941/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5941/BILLS-116hr5941ih.pdf |
