HR 1340 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

International Violence Against Women Act of 2015

Introduced Mar 6, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL

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Latest action · Mar 20, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 6, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

International Violence Against Women Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.

Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct USAID activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and women's empowerment.

Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to: (1) develop or update annually for five years (after the 2012 United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally which shall be deemed to be the first required strategy) a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, and (2) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender integration and advancing the status of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy.

Directs the Ambassador-at-Large and Senior Coordinator to: (1) include in each strategy an analysis of best practices for preventing and addressing violence against women and girls internationally; and (2) develop a plan for monitoring programs, projects, and activities carried out under this Act.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2015 to Nov 3, 2015; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAaron SchockOriginalMar 6, 2015
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMar 6, 2015
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalMar 6, 2015
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonOriginalMar 6, 2015
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMar 6, 2015
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMar 6, 2015
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMar 6, 2015
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 6, 2015
R-CAJeff DenhamOriginalMar 6, 2015
R-NVJoseph J. HeckOriginalMar 6, 2015
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalMar 6, 2015
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalMar 6, 2015
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalMar 6, 2015
R-PAPatrick MeehanOriginalMar 6, 2015
R-NYRichard L. HannaOriginalMar 6, 2015
R-INSusan W. BrooksOriginalMar 6, 2015
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalMar 6, 2015
R-PACharles W. DentMar 25, 2015
D-CADoris O. MatsuiMar 25, 2015
D-TXLloyd DoggettMar 25, 2015
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenMar 25, 2015
D-CAAdam B. SchiffApr 21, 2015
R-ILRobert J. DoldApr 21, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeMay 12, 2015
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMay 12, 2015
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 1, 2015
R-COMike CoffmanJun 1, 2015
D-CASam FarrJun 1, 2015
R-NYTom ReedJun 1, 2015
D-GAJohn LewisJun 10, 2015
R-SDKristi L. NoemJun 10, 2015
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJul 28, 2015
D-TXBeto O'RourkeJul 28, 2015
R-NYJohn KatkoJul 28, 2015
R-NYLee M. ZeldinJul 28, 2015
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.Jul 31, 2015
D-NCDavid E. PriceJul 31, 2015
D-NHAnn M. KusterSep 11, 2015
R-PARyan A. CostelloSep 11, 2015
D-MISander M. LevinNov 3, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Mar 6, 2015
Africa Subcommittee
Referred Mar 20, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
  2. Mar 6, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Mar 6, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the powers of Congress, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 38, March 6, 2015, page H1623.

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R44581Trafficking in Persons and U.S. Foreign Policy Responses in the 114th Congress ArchivedReportAug 5, 2016
IF10254U.S. Efforts to Address Global Violence Against Women ArchivedResourceFeb 25, 2016

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 713International Violence Against Women Act of 2015Related billMar 11, 2015

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prevent international violence against women, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
International Violence Against Women Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 6, 2015Introduced in House

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