H.R. 6268 117th Congress House

Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2021

Official title: To establish an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls in education, economic development, healthcare, labor and employment, housing, justice and civil rights, to promote community-based methods for mitigating and addressing harm and ensuring accountability, and to study societal effects on Black women and girls, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 14, 2021 Introduced by: Robin L. Kelly Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Nov 1, 2022

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

Nov 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Dec 15, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Dec 14, 2021

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.

Dec 14, 2021

Introduced in House

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2021

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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 7

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 15

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Nov 17, 2022

Pressley, Ayanna

Massachusetts · Nov 17, 2022

Green, Al

Texas · May 11, 2022

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Apr 14, 2022

Butterfield, G. K.

· Apr 14, 2022

Costa, Jim

California · Apr 14, 2022

Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila

Florida · Mar 31, 2022

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · Mar 7, 2022

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Dec 14, 2021

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Dec 14, 2021

Watson Coleman, Bonnie

New Jersey · Dec 14, 2021

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