Girls Count Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-3398
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2013-10-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Health information and medical records
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Multilateral development programs
Property rights
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
United Nations
Women's education
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: 
Girls Count Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; and (2) promote programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls, and help increase property rights, social security, land tenure, and inheritance rights for women.

action_date: 2014-11-19
text: 
Girls Count Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: 
 
 
support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; 
 
promote programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls, and help increase property rights, social security, land tenure, and inheritance rights for women; and 
 
assist government ministries of developing countries to ensure that poor girls obtain equitable access to social programs.
 
 
Directs the Secretary to coordinate with multilateral organizations to work with countries to enact laws that collect data on girls and establish registration and identification laws to ensure that girls participate in the social, economic, legal and political sectors of their countries.
 
Urges the Secretary and the Administrator to work with U.S., international, and local private sector and civil society organizations to advocate for the registration and documentation of all girls and boys in developing countries to prevent exploitation, violence, and other abuses.
 
Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to include in reports to Congress information regarding: (1) U.S. foreign and development assistance beneficiaries by age, gender, marital status, location, and school enrollment status; and (2) how U.S. foreign and development assistance benefits girls. 
 
Sunsets 
 this Act five years after its enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2014-11-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-11-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8104)
action_date: 2014-11-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8104)
action_date: 2014-11-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3398.
action_date: 2014-11-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8104-8106)
action_date: 2014-11-19
text: Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Introduced in House