Girls Protection Act of 2011
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.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Nan A. S. Hayworth | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Dec 31, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2011 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 25, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 16, 2011Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4329.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-791 | THE NEED FOR PRIVACY PROTECTIONS: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION66 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 9, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-62 | DISCUSSION DRAFT OF H.R., A BILL TO REQUIRE GREATER PROTECTION FOR SENSITIVE CONSUMER DATA AND TIMELY NOTIFICATION IN CASE OF BREACH144 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 15, 2011 |
| Serial No. 112-55 | SONY AND EPSILON: LESSONS FOR DATA SECURITY LEGISLATION80 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 2, 2011 |
| Serial No. 112-44 | THE THREAT OF DATA THEFT TO AMERICAN CONSUMERS130 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 4, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1919 | Girls Protection Act of 2011 | Related bill | Nov 29, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Girls Protection Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
