EQUALITY Act
Latest action · Mar 22, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedMar 22, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhancing Quality Assistance and Leadership and Improving Transparency for Women Act or the EQUALITY Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of State the Office for Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.
Establishes in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) the Women's Development Advisor who shall coordinate USAID efforts to integrate gender in foreign assistance design, strategy, and programs.
Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to report to Congress regarding U.S. government financial assistance to further international economic, social, and legal development for women and girls.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2010 to Jul 15, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Mar 22, 2010 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jul 15, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Mar 22, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Marriage and family status
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Women's education
- Women's health
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2010Introduced in Senate
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