Keeping Girls in School Act
Latest action · Jan 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 28, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Keeping Girls in School Act
This bill authorizes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into acquisition, assistance, or financing agreements to address societal, cultural, health, and other barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing quality secondary education.
The USAID shall seek to ensure that such activities meet various requirements related to monitoring and evaluating outcomes, collecting data, and adhering to gender-equality promotion policies.
The Department of State shall periodically update and report to Congress a publicly available U.S. global strategy to empower adolescent girls. The U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls, issued in March 2016, may serve as the initial version of the strategy. The USAID shall periodically report to Congress on the activities initiated under this bill and efforts to monitor and evaluate such activities.
Cosponsors 116
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2019 to Jan 28, 2020, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | May 9, 2019 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jan 28, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H601-605)
- Jan 28, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2153.
- Jan 28, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 28, 2020Mr. Phillips moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1071 | Keeping Girls in School Act | Identical bill | Apr 9, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Elementary and secondary education
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government information and archives
- HIV/AIDS
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Marriage and family status
- Nutrition and diet
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Women's education
- Women's employment
- Women's health
- Women's rights
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Jan 28, 2020Engrossed in House
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced in House
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