Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 8, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the protection of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan and their full participation in the reestablishment of democracy are essential to Afghanistan's reconstruction, and to achieve such reconstruction the U.S. government must commit resources to advance the rights of women throughout Afghanistan.
Amends the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 to revise the provisions respecting assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan. Extends funding authority.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) condition the provision of such assistance on the recipient adhering to international standards for women's rights and human rights; and (2) ensure that Afghan women-led nongovernmental organizations with demonstrated experience in delivering services to Afghan women and children receive grants without ethnic, religious, or any other discrimination.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2007 to Jun 17, 2008; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 15, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 14, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | May 21, 2007 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 17, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E295)
- Feb 8, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E295 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Feb 8, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 147 | Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Jan 4, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Administration of justice
- Afghanistan
- Authorization
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against women
- Curricula
- Democracy
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Heads of households
- Health
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Language and languages
- Law
- Literacy programs
- Married people
- Maternal health services
- Mathematics
- Mental depression
- Mental health services
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Nonprofit organizations
- Orphans
- Police training
- Rape
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Sex discrimination
- Social Welfare
- South Asia
- Technical education
- Vocational and technical education
- Voting rights
- Widows
- Women
- Women in government
- Women in public life
- Women's education
- Women's employment
- Women's health
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2007Introduced in House
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