HR 2100 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Girls Count Act of 2015

Introduced Apr 29, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Steve Chabot R-OH

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Latest action · May 21, 2015 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

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. IntroducedApr 29, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Girls Count Act of 2015

Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to: (1) support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; and (2) support programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls in gaining passport access and help increase property rights, social security, land tenure, economic opportunities, and inheritance rights for women.

Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator to cooperate with multilateral organizations and private sector and civil society organizations to promote such programs.

Cosponsors 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2015 to Jun 1, 2015; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalApr 29, 2015
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalApr 29, 2015
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalApr 29, 2015
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalApr 29, 2015
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalApr 29, 2015
R-ILRobert J. DoldMay 5, 2015
D-CATed LieuMay 5, 2015
R-ILAdam KinzingerMay 13, 2015
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalMay 13, 2015
R-FLAnder CrenshawMay 13, 2015
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMay 13, 2015
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyMay 13, 2015
R-PAJoseph R. PittsMay 13, 2015
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMay 13, 2015
D-FLLois FrankelMay 13, 2015
D-CAMichael M. HondaMay 13, 2015
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.May 13, 2015
R-FLRichard B. NugentMay 13, 2015
R-NCRobert PittengerMay 13, 2015
R-PARyan A. CostelloMay 13, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeMay 14, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelMay 14, 2015
D-ILDaniel LipinskiMay 14, 2015
D-ILMike QuigleyMay 14, 2015
D-WAAdam SmithMay 19, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMay 19, 2015
D-PABrendan F. BoyleMay 19, 2015
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMay 19, 2015
D-COJared PolisMay 19, 2015
D-WAJim McDermottMay 19, 2015
D-CAKaren BassMay 19, 2015
R-NYRichard L. HannaMay 19, 2015
R-PAScott PerryMay 19, 2015
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchMay 19, 2015
D-HITulsi GabbardMay 19, 2015
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceMay 21, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenMay 21, 2015
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyMay 21, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 21, 2015
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 21, 2015
R-CAStephen KnightMay 21, 2015
R-TXTed PoeMay 21, 2015
D-CAJim CostaMay 29, 2015
D-NYJose E. SerranoMay 29, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuMay 29, 2015
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMay 29, 2015
D-CASam FarrMay 29, 2015
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonJun 1, 2015
R-FLDennis A. RossJun 1, 2015
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 1, 2015
D-MANiki TsongasJun 1, 2015
D-TXRuben HinojosaJun 1, 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 Apr 29, 2015Markup May 21, 2015

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 21, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  2. May 21, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  3. Apr 29, 2015Introduced in House
  4. Apr 29, 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.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. May 28, 2015H.R. 2100, Girls Count Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 21, 2015

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7: No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 63, April 29, 2015, page H2655.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 802Girls Count Act of 2015Related billJun 12, 2015

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls in developing countries, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Girls Count 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. Apr 29, 2015Introduced in House

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