3.0.0 3398 2023-01-11T13:23:25Z 2023-01-11T13:23:25Z House H HR 2013-10-30 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHABOT:H.R. 3398.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and with theIndian tribes;Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7: No money shall be drawnfrom the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations madeby law; and a regular statement and account of receipts andexpenditures of all public money shall be published from timeto time.[Page H6955]]]> ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-11-20T15:29:42Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2014-07-30T15:47:05Z Referred to 2013-10-30T14:09:20Z Girls Count Act of 2014 113 2591 S 2014-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2014-11-20 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2014-11-19 15:49:09 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2014-11-19 15:49:06 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8104) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2014-11-19 15:49:06 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8104) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-19 15:33:34 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3398. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2014-11-19 15:33:32 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8104-8106) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2014-11-19 15:33:17 Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2014-07-30 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2014-07-30 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2013-10-30 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-10-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-10-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 N S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2013-10-30 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2013-10-30 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2013-12-19 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2013-12-19 False F000462 Rep. 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Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2014-07-17 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2014-07-17 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2014-07-17 False M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2014-07-17 False B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 2014-07-31 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2014-07-31 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2014-07-31 False C001045 Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] ANDER CRENSHAW R FL 4 2014-07-31 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2014-09-18 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2014-09-18 False H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 2014-09-18 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2014-11-14 False E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 2014-11-14 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2014-11-17 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2014-11-18 False D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2014-11-18 False International Affairs Census and government statistics Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Crimes against children Foreign aid and international relief Foreign loans and debt Health information and medical records Human rights International organizations and cooperation Multilateral development programs Property rights Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination United Nations Women's education Women's rights International Affairs 00 2013-10-30 Introduced in House 2013-11-07T16:35:42Z Girls Count Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; and (2) promote programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls, and help increase property rights, social security, land tenure, and inheritance rights for women.

]]> 36 2014-11-19 Passed House amended 2014-11-25T21:33:14Z Girls Count Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to:

  • support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration;
  • promote programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls, and help increase property rights, social security, land tenure, and inheritance rights for women; and
  • assist government ministries of developing countries to ensure that poor girls obtain equitable access to social programs.

Directs the Secretary to coordinate with multilateral organizations to work with countries to enact laws that collect data on girls and establish registration and identification laws to ensure that girls participate in the social, economic, legal and political sectors of their countries.

Urges the Secretary and the Administrator to work with U.S., international, and local private sector and civil society organizations to advocate for the registration and documentation of all girls and boys in developing countries to prevent exploitation, violence, and other abuses.

Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to include in reports to Congress information regarding: (1) U.S. foreign and development assistance beneficiaries by age, gender, marital status, location, and school enrollment status; and (2) how U.S. foreign and development assistance benefits girls.

Sunsets this Act five years after its enactment.

]]> Girls Count Act of 2014 Display Title Girls Count Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls in developing countries, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Girls Count Act of 2013 Short Titles as Passed House Girls Count Act of 2014 H House Referred in Senate 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3398rfs/xml/BILLS-113hr3398rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3398eh/xml/BILLS-113hr3398eh.xml Introduced in House 2013-10-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3398ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3398ih.xml 2014-11-20 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign 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.