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Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020

Introduced: September 11, 2020 Introduced by: Kelly, Robin L. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Sep 11, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, 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.
Sep 11, 2020
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Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020

This bill establishes an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls to identify and assess the efficacy of policies and programs of federal, state, and local governments designed to improve outcomes for such individuals and to make recommendations to improve such policies and programs.

The task force shall (1) cover issues involving Black women and girls in education, economic development, health care, justice and civil rights, and housing; and (2) submit recommendations at specified intervals to Congress, the President, and each state or local government on policies, practices, programs, and incentives that may be adopted to improve outcomes.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights shall conduct a comprehensive study and collect data with respect to the effects on Black women and girls of a wide range of specified economic, health, criminal justice, and social services factors.

What's happening now September 11, 2020

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 1
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Dec 18, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 18, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Dec 18, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Dec 18, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 18, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 18, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Dec 18, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 18, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Sep 14, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 11, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 11, 2020
Hurd, Will
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8196: Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8196/
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