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Keeping Girls in School Act

Introduced: June 24, 2021 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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 24, 2021
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Keeping Girls in School Act

This bill authorizes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into agreements to address social, cultural, health, and other barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing quality secondary education.

The USAID shall seek to ensure that such activities meet various requirements related to monitoring and evaluating outcomes, collecting data, and using specified indicators and methodologies for international basic education.

The Department of State shall periodically update and report to Congress a publicly available U.S. global strategy to empower adolescent girls, and the USAID shall periodically report to Congress on the activities initiated under this bill and efforts to monitor and evaluate such activities.

What's happening now June 24, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4134 Identical bill Keeping Girls in School Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Aug 9, 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jun 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2276: Keeping Girls in School Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2276/
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"S. 2276: Keeping Girls in School Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2276/.
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S. 2276, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2276/.
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