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Women and Climate Change Act of 2018

Introduced: March 6, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Feb 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 5, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 5, 2018
Introduced in House
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Women and Climate Change Act of 2018

This bill establishes a Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The duties of the working group include: (1) coordinating the development of policies and activities of the federal government relating to addressing the effects of climate change on women, and (2) identifying and disseminating best practices for improved data collection relevant to the disparate impact of climate change on women.

The working group and the State Department's Office of Global Women's Issues must develop a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women.

The office must designate a Senior Coordinator for Women and Climate Change.

What's happening now February 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 32
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 19, 2018
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 6, 2018
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 5, 2018
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Mar 13, 2018
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 6, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Mar 6, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Mar 6, 2018
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Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 5, 2018
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 26, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 26, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 26, 2018
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 15, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 15, 2018
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 13, 2018
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 13, 2018
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 13, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 8, 2018
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 6, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 6, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 5, 2018
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2018
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 5, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 5, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 5, 2018
Kihuen, Ruben
· Feb 5, 2018
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 5, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 5, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 5, 2018
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Takano, Mark
California · Feb 5, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 5, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 5, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 5, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4932: Women and Climate Change Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4932/
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"H.R. 4932: Women and Climate Change Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4932/.
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H.R. 4932, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4932/.
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