3.0.0 1340 2023-01-11T13:28:10Z 2023-01-11T13:28:10Z House HR 2015-03-06 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 38 (Friday, March 6, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:H.R. 1340.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe powers of Congress, as enumerated in Article I, Section8.[Page H1623]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-20T15:07:30Z Referred to 2015-03-06T19:00:30Z International Violence Against Women Act of 2015 114 713 S 2015-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2015-03-20 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2015-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 N G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 19 2015-03-06 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2015-03-06 True H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 2015-03-06 True L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 17 2015-03-06 True B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2015-03-06 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2015-03-06 True H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2015-03-06 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. 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Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 35 2015-03-25 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2015-04-21 False D000613 Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] Robert Dold R IL J. 10 2015-04-21 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2015-05-12 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-05-12 False R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2015-06-01 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2015-06-01 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2015-06-01 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2015-06-01 False N000184 Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] Kristi Noem R SD L. 0 2015-06-10 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2015-06-10 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2015-07-28 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2015-07-28 False Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2015-07-28 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2015-07-28 False D000625 Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] Daniel Donovan R NY M. 11 2015-07-31 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2015-07-31 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2015-09-11 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2015-09-11 False L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 9 2015-11-03 False International Affairs Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crimes against children Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of State Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Government information and archives Human rights Human trafficking Law enforcement officers Marriage and family status Performance measurement Sex offenses U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Violent crime Women in business Women's education Women's rights International Affairs 00 2015-03-06 Introduced in House 2015-03-24T14:36:40Z International Violence Against Women Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.

Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct USAID activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and women's empowerment.

Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to: (1) develop or update annually for five years (after the 2012 United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally which shall be deemed to be the first required strategy) a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, and (2) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender integration and advancing the status of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy.

Directs the Ambassador-at-Large and Senior Coordinator to: (1) include in each strategy an analysis of best practices for preventing and addressing violence against women and girls internationally; and (2) develop a plan for monitoring programs, projects, and activities carried out under this Act.

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