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International Violence Against Women Act of 2014

Introduced: May 8, 2014 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

May 8, 2014

Introduced in Senate

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International Violence Against Women Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.

Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender integration and advancing the status of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy.

Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct USAID activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and women's empowerment.

Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to develop or update annually for six years a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls.

Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of USAID to provide assistance to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls internationally.

What's happening now May 8, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Cosponsors 17

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Nov 12, 2014

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Jul 8, 2014

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Jun 25, 2014

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Jun 25, 2014

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2014

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Jun 2, 2014

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Jun 2, 2014

Murray, Patty

Washington · Jun 2, 2014

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · May 15, 2014

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · May 15, 2014

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · May 15, 2014

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · May 15, 2014

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · May 15, 2014

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · May 13, 2014

New Hampshire · May 8, 2014

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2307: International Violence Against Women Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2307/

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