Women and Climate Change Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 26, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1989-1991)
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.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Women and Climate Change Act of 2019
This bill addresses climate change and its effects on women and girls.
Specifically, the bill establishes the Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The bill outlines the functions of the working group, including the coordination of agencies' policies and activities relating to (1) combating the effects of climate change on women, and (2) improving the government's response to and strategy for climate change.
In addition, the Office of Global Women's Issues of the State Department must submit a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 6, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | May 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | May 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 6, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 6, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | May 6, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 26, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1989-1991)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1880 | Women and Climate Change Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Air quality
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against women
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Ecology
- Economic development
- Environmental Protection
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food assistance and relief
- Human rights
- Infrastructure development
- International organizations and cooperation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- United Nations
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
- Women's education
- Women's employment
- Women's health
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Introduced in Senate
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