HR 2221 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Girls Protection Act of 2011

Introduced Jun 16, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Joseph Crowley D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 25, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 16, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Girls Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine, up to a five-year prison term, or both for knowingly transporting a girl under the age of 18 in foreign commerce for purposes of female genital mutilation.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2011 to Dec 31, 2012, with 19 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAaron SchockOriginalJun 16, 2011
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 16, 2011
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalJun 16, 2011
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 16, 2011
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 16, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 16, 2011
R-OHJean SchmidtOriginalJun 16, 2011
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 16, 2011
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalJun 16, 2011
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJun 16, 2011
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJun 16, 2011
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJun 16, 2011
R-CAMary BonoOriginalJun 16, 2011
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalJun 16, 2011
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJun 16, 2011
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jun 16, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Jun 16, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1919Girls Protection Act of 2011Related billNov 29, 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2011Introduced in House

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