3.0.0 2947 2023-01-11T13:24:19Z 2023-01-11T13:24:19Z House H HR 2013-08-01 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:H.R. 2947.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, which reads: ``To regulateCommerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States,and with Indian Tribes.''[Page H5346]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2013-09-13T19:09:32Z Referred to 2013-08-01T14:07:30Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2013-08-16T12:46:33Z Referred to 2013-08-01T14:07:20Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-08-01T14:07:25Z 2013-09-13 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2013-08-16 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2013-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2013-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-08-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1200) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 N L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2013-08-01 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2013-08-01 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2013-09-11 False International Affairs Advisory bodies Business ethics Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employment discrimination and employee rights Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Government information and archives Human rights International organizations and cooperation Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Sanctions Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Trade restrictions U.S. and foreign investments Women's rights International Affairs 00 2013-08-01 Introduced in House 2013-09-11T16:31:19Z International Women's Freedom Act of 2013 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office of International Women's Rights to be headed by an Ambassador at Large for International Women's Rights.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish a women's rights Internet site and maintain prisoner lists and issue briefs on women's rights concerns.

Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to include instruction on the internationally recognized rights of women and the various aspects and manifestations of violations of women's rights in Foreign Service officer training.

Establishes the United States Commission on International Women's Rights.

Directs the President to take specified actions in response to women's rights violations, especially particularly severe rights violations.

Prescribes criteria for the prohibition of economic, multilateral, military, and export assistance in instances of particularly severe women's rights violations.

Prescribes requirements for the promotion of women's rights.

Requires women's rights-related training with respect to refugee, asylum, and consular matters.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare inadmissible to the United States any foreign government officials who have engaged in particularly severe women's rights violations.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) transnational corporations operating overseas should adopt codes of conduct upholding the rights of their female employees, and (2) there should be within the staff of the National Security Council a Special Adviser to the President on International Women's Rights.

]]> International Women's Freedom Act of 2013 Display Title International Women's Freedom Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in foreign countries on account of gender, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced International Women's Freedom Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2947ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2947ih.xml 2013-09-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.