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Girls Count Act of 2015

Introduced: April 29, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 21, 2015

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

May 21, 2015

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 29, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Apr 29, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Girls Count Act of 2015

Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to: (1) support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; and (2) support programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls in gaining passport access and help increase property rights, social security, land tenure, economic opportunities, and inheritance rights for women.

Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator to cooperate with multilateral organizations and private sector and civil society organizations to promote such programs.

What's happening now May 21, 2015

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

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