3.0.0 2120 2023-01-11T13:39:23Z 2023-01-11T13:39:23Z Senate S 2017-11-14 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-11-14T16:34:30Z International Violence Against Women Act of 2018 115 5034 HR 2018-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-11-14 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7215) IntroReferral 2017-11-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2017-11-14 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2017-11-14 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2017-11-14 True International Affairs Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crimes against children Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Government information and archives Human rights Human trafficking International organizations and cooperation Judicial procedure and administration Law enforcement officers Marriage and family status Military education and training Military personnel and dependents Public contracts and procurement Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Violent crime Women in business Women's education Women's health Women's rights International Affairs 00 2017-11-14 Introduced in Senate 2019-01-03T20:04:08Z International Violence Against Women Act of 2017

This bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.

The Ambassador-at-Large shall: (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls.

The bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development the position of Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct policies, programs, and funding regarding gender equality and women's empowerment.

The Ambassador-at-Large and the Senior Coordinator shall: (1) identify at least four low-income and lower-middle income countries that have significant levels of violence against women and girls, and (2) develop comprehensive individual country plans to respond to such violence.

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