Women and Climate Change Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-868| Senate
| Updated: 3/26/2019
Mazie K. Hirono
Democratic Senator
Hawaii
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Women and Climate Change Act of 2019 This bill addresses climate change and its effects on women and girls. Specifically, the bill establishes the Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The bill outlines the functions of the working group, including the coordination of agencies' policies and activities relating to (1) combating the effects of climate change on women, and (2) improving the government's response to and strategy for climate change. In addition, the Office of Global Women's Issues of the State Department must submit a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1989-1991)
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-1880Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Environmental Protection
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCrimes against womenDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEcologyEconomic developmentExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefHuman rightsInfrastructure developmentInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationUnited NationsUrban and suburban affairs and developmentWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's healthWomen's rights
Women and Climate Change Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-868| Senate
| Updated: 3/26/2019
Women and Climate Change Act of 2019 This bill addresses climate change and its effects on women and girls. Specifically, the bill establishes the Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The bill outlines the functions of the working group, including the coordination of agencies' policies and activities relating to (1) combating the effects of climate change on women, and (2) improving the government's response to and strategy for climate change. In addition, the Office of Global Women's Issues of the State Department must submit a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1989-1991)
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-1880Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Mazie K. Hirono
Democratic Senator
Hawaii
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Relations Committee
Environmental Protection
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCrimes against womenDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEcologyEconomic developmentExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefHuman rightsInfrastructure developmentInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationUnited NationsUrban and suburban affairs and developmentWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's healthWomen's rights