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Women and Climate Change Act of 2019

Introduced: December 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Mar 26, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2019
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women and Climate Change Act of 2019

This bill addresses climate change and its effects on women and girls.

Specifically, the bill establishes the Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The bill outlines the functions of the working group, including the coordination of agencies' policies and activities relating to (1) combating the effects of climate change on women, and (2) improving the government's response to and strategy for climate change.

In addition, the Office of Global Women's Issues of the State Department must submit a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women.

What's happening now March 27, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 868 Identical bill Women and Climate Change Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 33
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 16, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 29, 2020
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 24, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 24, 2020
Demings, Val
· Dec 16, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 16, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 16, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 27, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2019
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Aug 27, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 20, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Aug 20, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Aug 20, 2019
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 12, 2019
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 12, 2019
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 12, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jun 12, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 12, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 12, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · May 10, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 10, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 10, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 30, 2019
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 30, 2019
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1880: Women and Climate Change Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1880/
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"H.R. 1880: Women and Climate Change Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1880/.
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H.R. 1880, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1880/.
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