3.0.0 1877 2022-11-01T18:17:19Z 2022-11-01T18:17:19Z House HR 2019-03-26 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HASTINGS:H.R. 1877.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:United States Constitution Article I, Section 8.[Page H2827]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-02T20:06:03Z Referred to 2019-03-26T14:03:15Z 2019-04-02 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. Committee 2019-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-03-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E354) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 N S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2019-03-26 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-03-26 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-03-26 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2019-03-26 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-03-26 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2019-03-26 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2019-03-26 True International Affairs Africa Department of State Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Racial and ethnic relations International Affairs 00 2019-03-26 Introduced in House 2019-11-07T20:21:15Z African Descent Affairs Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of State to establish an Office of Global African Descent Affairs, to be headed by the Director and Special Advisor to the Secretary on Global African Descent Affairs.

Office functions shall include

  • directing policies, programs, and funding relating to the human rights and advancement of people of African descent internationally;
  • developing and managing the Fund for African Descent Affairs to invest in solutions to combat racial discrimination and create opportunities for people of African descent internationally;
  • directing U.S. government resources to support the protection, integration, resettlement, and empowerment of people of African descent; and
  • compiling an annual report on U.S. government activities relating to people of African descent.

The bill requires that a description of the status of the people of African descent in each country be included in a specified annual human rights report.

The U.S. Agency for International Development shall appoint a Senior Advisor to the Administrator on Global African Descent Affairs who shall (1) direct policies, programs, and funding relating to the human rights and advancement of people of African descent internationally; and (2) develop a uniform set of indicators and standards for monitoring and evaluating foreign assistance for people of African descent.

The Office of Global African Descent Affairs shall develop or update annually (for 10 years after the initial report) a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against people of African descent.

]]> African Descent Affairs Act of 2019 Display Title African Descent Affairs Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of a global affairs strategy and assistance for people of African descent, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced African Descent Affairs Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1877ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1877ih.xml 2019-04-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. 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.