Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act
Latest action · Apr 3, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act
This bill requires that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, post-conflict reconstruction and development, police and military training, or refugee relief and assistance support the human rights of women and their full political, social, and economic participation.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 21, 2020 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Apr 3, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
- Feb 21, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 21, 2020Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 35, February 21, 2020, page H1169.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 48 | Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 3, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance will support the basic human rights of women and women's participation and leadership in these areas.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Child safety and welfare
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Disability and paralysis
- Firearms and explosives
- Food assistance and relief
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- International Affairs
- Law enforcement officers
- Mental health
- Military education and training
- Reconstruction and stabilization
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Sex and reproductive health
- South Sudan
- Women's education
- Women's employment
- Women's health
- Women's rights
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2020Introduced 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.
