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HR 829 117th 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: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Apr 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 4, 2021
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, 2021
Introduced in House
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Empower our Girls Act

This bill allows certain grants authorized under the Violence Against Women Act to be used to support victims of female genital mutilation. Such grants already support victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

The bill also requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to classify female genital mutilation as a Part II crime (i.e., a less serious offense) in the Uniform Crime Reports. (The FBI compiles and periodically publishes crime statistics through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Currently, the FBI does not compile and publish information about female genital mutilation.)

What's happening now April 23, 2021

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 4 Republican 5
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 7, 2022
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · May 10, 2022
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 21, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 2022
Delgado, Antonio
· Apr 1, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Mar 31, 2022
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Feb 4, 2021
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 4, 2021
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Feb 4, 2021
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 4, 2021
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 4, 2021
Walorski, Jackie
· Feb 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 829: Empower our Girls Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-829/
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"H.R. 829: Empower our Girls Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-829/.
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H.R. 829, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-829/.
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