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HR 3583 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against children Crimes against women Sex offenses Women's health

Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019

Introduced: June 27, 2019 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019

This bill modifies the general prohibition on female genital mutilation.

Specifically, the bill prohibits this conduct when it occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce. (A 2018 court ruling held the criminal offense of female genital mutilation to be unconstitutional because the statute did not include any jurisdictional elements, such as a requirement that the charged offense have a connection to or effect on interstate commerce.)

What's happening now July 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 2920 Related bill Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
  • HR 6100 Related bill STOP FGM Act of 2020
  • S 2017 Identical bill Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 4
R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Feb 12, 2020
Brooks, Susan
· Jul 2, 2019
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 2, 2019
Collins, Doug
· Jun 27, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 27, 2019
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jun 27, 2019
King, Steve
· Jun 27, 2019
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Jun 27, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3583: Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3583/
MLA
"H.R. 3583: Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3583/.
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H.R. 3583, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3583/.
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