Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7285
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2018-12-12
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child health

Child safety and welfare

Foreign aid and international relief

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Solid waste and recycling

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-12-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of State, when providing overseas assistance for refugees, to ensure the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women, girls, and vulnerable populations.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7285 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 12, 2018 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Engel , and Mr. Keating ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide women and girls safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2018 . 2. Secure access to sanitation facilities for women and girls Section 501 of the Foreign Relations Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ( 22 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended in subsection (a)— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (10); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (12) the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women and girls, and vulnerable populations. .