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Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: June 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 11, 2019
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Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of State to enter into bilateral agreements with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to assist such countries in addressing violence against women and children.

Such agreements shall establish a plan to achieve certain objectives, such as (1) identifying areas of the highest incidence of violence against women and children, (2) evaluating victims' access to justice and the ability of the justice system to hold perpetrators accountable, and (3) identifying measurable goals to deter crimes against women and children.

The State Department may assist the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras if such a government enters into an agreement with the United States, but no funds provided under this bill may be given directly to such a government.

What's happening now June 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1781: Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1781/
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"S. 1781: Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1781/.
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S. 1781, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1781/.
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