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HR 48 115th Congress House

Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act

Official title: To require that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assis… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance will support the basic human rights of women and women's participation and leadership in these areas.

Introduced: April 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act

This bill requires that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, post-conflict reconstruction and development, police and military training, and refugee relief and assistance support the human rights of women and their full political, social, and economic participation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 11, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 2, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 22, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 22, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 25, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 48: Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-48/
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"H.R. 48: Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-48/.
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H.R. 48, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-48/.
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