A bill to codify in statute the establishment of the Office of Global Women's Issues and the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Sep 28, 2021 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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill provides funding through FY2026 and provides statutory authority for an office and related initiatives within the Department of State to advance U.S. foreign policy concerning the status of women and girls.
Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for an Office of Global Women's Issues. The office, headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, must advise on foreign policy and international programs relating to equal opportunities for and the advancement of women and girls. Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, which promotes women in the workforce and otherwise supports economic advancement for women internationally.
The bill prohibits the office, ambassador, or initiative from using funding to lobby other countries to change their abortion laws or policies or include abortion as a programmatic requirement.
The State Department must report annually on the program, including compliance with the abortion-related funding restrictions.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 28, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Sep 28, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
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- Sep 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
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