3.0.0 6626 2023-01-11T13:43:06Z 2023-01-11T13:43:06Z House HR 2020-04-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 78 (Friday, April 24, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TRONE:H.R. 6626.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H1961]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2020-05-01T13:48:54Z Referred to 2020-04-24T14:32:10Z Girls LEAD Act 116 2766 S 2019-10-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6338) Identical bill CRS 2020-05-01 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. Committee 2020-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 N M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2020-04-24 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-05-12 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2020-06-11 False C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2020-06-18 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2020-06-25 False B001306 Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] Troy Balderson R OH 12 2020-06-25 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-07-01 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-07-01 False H001068 Rep. 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Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2020-07-30 False T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2020-07-30 False F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] Lois Frankel D FL 21 2020-08-07 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2020-08-07 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2020-08-11 False D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2020-08-14 False L000592 Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] Andy Levin D MI 9 2020-08-18 False B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2020-08-21 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2020-08-21 False P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2020-08-22 False M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2020-09-04 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2020-09-08 False A000376 Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] Colin Allred D TX Z. 32 2020-09-11 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2020-09-16 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2020-09-21 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2020-10-06 False K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2020-10-09 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2020-10-13 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2020-10-30 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-10-30 False O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2020-11-09 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2020-11-24 False P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2020-11-30 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2020-12-08 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2020-12-14 False International Affairs Child care and development Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Crimes against women Elementary and secondary education Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Marriage and family status Nutrition and diet Performance measurement Rule of law and government transparency Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Women's rights International Affairs 00 2020-04-24 Introduced in House 2020-05-04T18:50:18Z Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2019 or the Girls LEAD Act

This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly report to Congress a strategy to strengthen the participation of adolescents, particularly girls, in democracy, human rights, and governance.

The State Department and the USAID shall (1) implement activities to achieve this goal, including activities to increase adolescent girls' civic and political knowledge and skills and address barriers to political participation; and (2) prioritize foreign assistance funding for democracy, human rights, and governance programs toward achieving the goals in this bill.

]]> Girls LEAD Act Display Title Girls LEAD Act Official Title as Introduced To support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world, and other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Girls LEAD Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6626ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6626ih.xml 2020-05-01 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.