S 2017
116th Congress
Senate
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:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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