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Women and Climate Change Act of 2019

Introduced: March 26, 2019 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1989-1991)
Mar 26, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women and Climate Change Act of 2019

This bill addresses climate change and its effects on women and girls.

Specifically, the bill establishes the Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The bill outlines the functions of the working group, including the coordination of agencies' policies and activities relating to (1) combating the effects of climate change on women, and (2) improving the government's response to and strategy for climate change.

In addition, the Office of Global Women's Issues of the State Department must submit a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women.

What's happening now March 26, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1989-1991)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1880 Identical bill Women and Climate Change Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 6, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 6, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 6, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 868: Women and Climate Change Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-868/
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"S. 868: Women and Climate Change Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-868/.
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S. 868, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-868/.
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