3.0.0 8575 2026-07-17T23:43:00Z 2026-07-17T23:43:00Z House H HR 2026-04-29 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8575 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas:H.R. 8575.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Necessary and Proper Clause--Article I, Section 8,Clause 18[Page H3295]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-04-29T13:03:40Z 2026-04-29 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2026-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000310 Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] Julie Johnson D TX 32 N International Affairs International Affairs 2026-05-12T19:53:53Z EMPOWER Act Display Title 45 EMPOWER Act 2026-07-17T23:43:00Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To strengthen the public-private partnerships and policy efforts of the Department of State to advance women's economic security in South and Central Asia, and for other purposes. 2026-07-17T23:43:00Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 EMPOWER Act 2026-05-07T09:23:40Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Enhancing Mobilization of Public-Private Organizations for Women’s Economic Rights Act 2026-05-07T09:23:40Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8575ih/xml/BILLS-119hr8575ih.xml 2026-04-29 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.