3.0.0 5242 2023-01-19T05:16:03Z 2023-01-19T05:16:03Z Senate S 2022-12-13 117 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-12-13T19:32:15Z International Violence Against Women Act of 2022 117 9497 HR 2022-12-12 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS 2022-12-13 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2022-12-13 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. 2022-12-13 True International Affairs International Affairs 00 2022-12-13 Introduced in Senate 2023-01-17T13:46:32Z International Violence Against Women Act of 2022

This bill requires a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls.

The 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 gender-based violence.

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 coordinate policies, programs, and funding regarding gender equality and women's empowerment.

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