3.0.0 5548 2023-01-13T04:50:50Z 2023-01-13T04:50:50Z House H HR 2006-06-07 109 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-06-07T14:07:20Z 2006-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2006-06-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1031) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 N L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2006-06-07 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2006-06-07 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2006-06-07 True International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Arrest Child health Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Comprehensive health care Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against women Disabled Economic assistance Economic development Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Families Family violence Forced labor Foreign leaders Government Operations and Politics Heads of households Health Higher education Housing and Community Development Human rights International relief Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Law Legislative bodies Maternal health services Mental health services Middle East and North Africa Military training Nongovernmental organizations Police training Prosecution Prostitution Reproduction Rural women Secondary education Sex discrimination Slavery Victims of crimes Vocational and technical education War relief Widows Wife abuse Women Women in government Women's education Women's health Women's organizations Women's rights Women's shelters International Affairs 00 2006-06-07 Introduced in House 2006-08-10T15:02:20Z Empowerment of Iraqi Women Act of 2006 - Directs the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) establish a fund to assist women and girls in Iraq in the areas of political, legal, and human rights, health care, education, training, security, and shelter.

Directs that the fund: (1) provide direct financial and programmatic assistance to the Iraq Ministry of Women's Affairs to strengthen the Ministry as the government of Iraq transitions to a long-term government structure; and (2) collaborate with the Iraq Ministry of Education to construct women's educational facilities and promote the education of Iraqi girls beyond primary school.

Obligates specified economic and humanitarian assistance to Iraq for assistance directly to Iraqi-led local nongovernmental organizations, including Iraqi women-led organizations, with demonstrated experience in delivering services to Iraqi women and children.

]]> Empowerment of Iraqi Women Act of 2006 Display Title Empowerment of Iraqi Women Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To authorize assistance for women and girls in Iraq, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Empowerment of Iraqi Women Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-06-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5548ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5548ih.xml 2006-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.