3.0.0 2279 2023-01-11T20:19:27Z 2023-01-11T20:19:27Z Senate S S 2007-10-31 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-10-31T22:12:30Z International Violence Against Women Act of 2008 110 5927 HR 2008-04-30 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS 2007-10-31 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13633-13639) IntroReferral 2007-10-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13632-13633, S13639-13641) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2007-10-31 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-12-05 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-12-17 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-12-19 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-02-12 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2008-02-25 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-02-25 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2008-02-28 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-03-06 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2008-03-13 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-04-01 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-04-01 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2008-04-01 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-04-17 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-04-22 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2008-05-01 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-05-12 False D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2008-05-12 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-06-11 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2008-06-19 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-06-24 False International Affairs AIDS (Disease) Armed Forces and National Security Child health Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Crimes against women Department of State Economic assistance Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Foreign service Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Health Human immunodeficiency viruses Human rights International military forces International relief Medical screening Mental health services Military training Nongovernmental organizations Peacekeeping forces Police training Preventive medicine Rape Sex crimes United Nations United Nations economic assistance War relief Women Women's health Women's rights World health International Affairs 00 2007-10-31 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-23T19:23:02Z International Violence Against Women Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the Department of State the Office of Women's Global Initiatives (which shall replace the Office of International Women's Issues) to coordinate U.S. government efforts respecting international women's issues.

Establishes within the Department an Advisory Commission on International Violence Against Women.

Directs the President to develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent violence against women and girls.

Directs the Coordinator of the Women's Global Initiatives to ensure that foreign assistance programs incorporate measures to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls.

Provides that U.S. training of foreign military and police forces incorporates training on prevention of violence against women and girls.

Directs the Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to assist programs that prevent and respond to violence against women and girls in all humanitarian relief, conflict, and post-conflict operations.

Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) encourage U.N. member states to expand the number of female members of U.N. peacekeeping missions; and (2) take emergency measures to respond to violence against women and girls during conflict or post-conflict operations.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United Nations should strengthen its ability to prevent violence against women and girls by U.N. military and civilian personnel.

Provides that Foreign Service training include instruction on prevention of violence against women and girls.

Authorizes appropriations to support the United Nations Development Fund for Women Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence Against Women.

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