US Congress House Bill 6521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 23-0)
Status: Introduced on December 14 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-12-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State country reports on human rights practices include a description of the status of child marriage for countries with specified rates of child marriage. Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18.

International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010

Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Charles Djou [R-HI]
Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Bob Inglis [R-SC]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL]	Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-12-14		Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HB2103 (Related) 2009-04-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
SB987 (Related) 2010-12-16 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 241 - 166 (Roll no. 645).

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/6521/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr6521/BILLS-111hr6521ih.pdf