3.0.0 1998 2023-01-11T20:35:59Z 2023-01-11T20:35:59Z Senate S S 2007-08-03 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-08-03T21:34:07Z 2007-08-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10906-10908) IntroReferral 2007-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-08-03 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-08-03 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-08-03 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-08-03 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-08-03 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-08-03 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-09-17 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-09-17 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-09-27 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-10-17 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-11-13 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2008-02-13 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2008-04-02 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-04-16 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-04-30 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-04-30 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2008-07-08 False International Affairs AIDS (Disease) Child health Child welfare Childbirth Children's rights Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clinics Community organization Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Credit Developing countries Economic assistance Education Elementary and secondary education Families Family planning and birth control Finance and Financial Sector Gynecology Health Health education Human immunodeficiency viruses Human rights Labor and Employment Marriage Maternal health services Medical centers Mortality Saving and investment Sex discrimination Surgery Vocational and technical education Women Women in public life Women's education Women's health Women's rights World health International Affairs 00 2007-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2007-11-16T16:48:03Z International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce the incidences of child marriage by further integrating this issue into U.S. development efforts. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on such strategy and on child marriage and related U.S. assistance programs.

Authorizes the President to provide assistance for programs to reduce the incidences of child marriage and promote the empowerment of girls, including support for the treatment and reduction of fistula in countries with high rates of such surgery.

Requires the Secretary to work through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other appropriate agencies as part of their ongoing research and data collection activities concerning child marriage.

Requires the Secretary to include in the Department of State's Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices a section for each country where child marriage is prevalent, outlining the status of the practice.

]]> International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1998is/xml/BILLS-110s1998is.xml 2007-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10906-10908) 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.