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HR 960 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfare Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against children Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Government trust funds Homelessness and emergency shelter Violent crime

Empower our Girls Act

Introduced: October 18, 2019 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 4, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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Empower our Girls Act

This bill allows certain grants, which are authorized under the Violence Against Women Act to assist victims of violence and assault, to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation. It also requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to classify the offense of female genital mutilation as a Part II crime in the Uniform Crime Reports. (The FBI compiles crime statistics through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program and periodically releases these reports to the public.)

What's happening now March 22, 2019

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

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 10 Republican 9
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 17, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Oct 23, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Oct 18, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Sep 25, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Sep 25, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Sep 25, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 9, 2019
KING, PETER
· May 21, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· Apr 2, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Apr 2, 2019
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Mar 14, 2019
Gohmert, Louie
· Mar 14, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Mar 14, 2019
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Mar 11, 2019
BRADY, KEVIN
· Mar 11, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· Mar 11, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 11, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Mar 11, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 11, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 4, 2019
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Mar 4, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 22, 2019
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 14, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 4, 2019
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Feb 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 960: Empower our Girls Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-960/
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"H.R. 960: Empower our Girls Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-960/.
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H.R. 960, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-960/.
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