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To support empowerment, economic security, and educational opportunities for adolescent girls around the world, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-7055| House 
| Updated: 10/9/2018
Lois Frankel

Lois Frankel

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (11)
Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)John J. Faso (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Keeping Girls in School Act This bill authorizes the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into acquisition, assistance, or financing agreements to address societal, cultural, health, and other barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing quality secondary education. USAID's Senior Coordinators for International Basic Education Assistance and Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment and the State Department's Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues shall oversee all U.S. resources and activities relating to educational opportunities for adolescent girls. The bill requires USAID to seek to ensure program adherence to monitoring, evaluation, and data requirements and gender equality guidance. The Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues shall review, update, submit to Congress, and make publicly available a U.S. global strategy to empower adolescent girls. The U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls, issued in March 2016, shall be deemed to fulfill such requirement.
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Timeline
Oct 9, 2018
Introduced in House
Oct 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • October 9, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • October 9, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

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  • S 115-1171: A bill to keep girls in school around the world, and for other purposes.
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To support empowerment, economic security, and educational opportunities for adolescent girls around the world, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-7055| House 
| Updated: 10/9/2018
Keeping Girls in School Act This bill authorizes the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into acquisition, assistance, or financing agreements to address societal, cultural, health, and other barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing quality secondary education. USAID's Senior Coordinators for International Basic Education Assistance and Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment and the State Department's Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues shall oversee all U.S. resources and activities relating to educational opportunities for adolescent girls. The bill requires USAID to seek to ensure program adherence to monitoring, evaluation, and data requirements and gender equality guidance. The Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues shall review, update, submit to Congress, and make publicly available a U.S. global strategy to empower adolescent girls. The U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls, issued in March 2016, shall be deemed to fulfill such requirement.
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Timeline
Oct 9, 2018
Introduced in House
Oct 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • October 9, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • October 9, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Lois Frankel

Lois Frankel

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (11)
Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)John J. Faso (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 115-1171: A bill to keep girls in school around the world, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightEconomic developmentElementary and secondary educationForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesHIV/AIDSHuman rightsMarriage and family statusNutrition and dietRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's healthWomen's rights