Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020 This bill establishes an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls to identify and assess the efficacy of policies and programs of federal, state, and local governments designed to improve outcomes for such individuals and to make recommendations to improve such policies and programs. The task force shall (1) cover issues involving Black women and girls in education, economic development, health care, justice and civil rights, and housing; and (2) submit recommendations at specified intervals to Congress, the President, and each state or local government on policies, practices, programs, and incentives that may be adopted to improve outcomes. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights shall conduct a comprehensive study and collect data with respect to the effects on Black women and girls of a wide range of specified economic, health, criminal justice, and social services factors.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Adult day careAdvisory bodiesAgingBusiness educationCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEconomic developmentElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHousing finance and home ownershipHousing for the elderly and disabledHuman traffickingInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJuvenile crime and gang violenceLandlord and tenantLaw enforcement administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthMinority educationMinority employmentMinority healthPerforming artsPublic contracts and procurementPublic housingScience and engineering educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSmall businessStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaViolent crimeVocational and technical educationWages and earningsWomen in businessWomen's educationWomen's employment
Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8196| House
| Updated: 9/11/2020
Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020 This bill establishes an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls to identify and assess the efficacy of policies and programs of federal, state, and local governments designed to improve outcomes for such individuals and to make recommendations to improve such policies and programs. The task force shall (1) cover issues involving Black women and girls in education, economic development, health care, justice and civil rights, and housing; and (2) submit recommendations at specified intervals to Congress, the President, and each state or local government on policies, practices, programs, and incentives that may be adopted to improve outcomes. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights shall conduct a comprehensive study and collect data with respect to the effects on Black women and girls of a wide range of specified economic, health, criminal justice, and social services factors.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Adult day careAdvisory bodiesAgingBusiness educationCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEconomic developmentElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHousing finance and home ownershipHousing for the elderly and disabledHuman traffickingInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJuvenile crime and gang violenceLandlord and tenantLaw enforcement administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthMinority educationMinority employmentMinority healthPerforming artsPublic contracts and procurementPublic housingScience and engineering educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSmall businessStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaViolent crimeVocational and technical educationWages and earningsWomen in businessWomen's educationWomen's employment