International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 27, 2009 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.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through multilateral, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations, to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the educational, health, economic, social, and legal empowerment of girls and women. Sets forth priority assistance criteria.
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. Sets forth strategy elements.
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.
Cosponsors 112
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2009 to Dec 14, 2010; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Dec 15, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Dec 15, 2009 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 13, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 13, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 13, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 19, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 26, 2010 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 26, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | May 28, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 28, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jun 15, 2010 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jun 29, 2010 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Nov 17, 2010 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Dec 7, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Dec 9, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Dec 14, 2010 |
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 Apr 27, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 987 | International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010 | Related bill | Dec 16, 2010 |
| HR 2410 | Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 | Related bill | Jun 22, 2009 |
| HR 2475 | Foreign Relations Authorization and Reform Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 | Related bill | May 19, 2009 |
| HR 6521 | International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010 | Related bill | Dec 14, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2009Introduced in House
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