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Girls Count Act of 2013

Introduced: June 9, 2014 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 20, 2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Nov 19, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 19, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8104)
Nov 19, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8104)
Nov 19, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3398.
Nov 19, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8104-8106)
Nov 19, 2014
Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 30, 2014
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 30, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 30, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 30, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Girls Count Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to:

  • support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration;
  • promote programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls, and help increase property rights, social security, land tenure, and inheritance rights for women; and
  • assist government ministries of developing countries to ensure that poor girls obtain equitable access to social programs.

Directs the Secretary to coordinate with multilateral organizations to work with countries to enact laws that collect data on girls and establish registration and identification laws to ensure that girls participate in the social, economic, legal and political sectors of their countries.

Urges the Secretary and the Administrator to work with U.S., international, and local private sector and civil society organizations to advocate for the registration and documentation of all girls and boys in developing countries to prevent exploitation, violence, and other abuses.

Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to include in reports to Congress information regarding: (1) U.S. foreign and development assistance beneficiaries by age, gender, marital status, location, and school enrollment status; and (2) how U.S. foreign and development assistance benefits girls.

Sunsets this Act five years after its enactment.

What's happening now November 20, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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