Women’s Global Empowerment, Development and Prosperity Act of 2020
Latest action · Feb 13, 2020 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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Women's Global Empowerment, Development and Prosperity Act of 2020
This bill provides statutory authority for the Women's Global Empowerment, Development and Prosperity Initiative at the Department of State. The objectives of the initiative shall be to advance women in the workforce, promote women entrepreneurs, and aid women's participation in the global economy.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2020 to Mar 12, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Mar 3, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Mar 12, 2020 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Mar 12, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Mar 12, 2020 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Mar 12, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6117 | Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 5, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Congressional oversight
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- Infrastructure development
- International Affairs
- Public-private cooperation
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Vocational and technical education
- Women in business
- Women's education
- Women's employment
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
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