Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-615
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-16
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: 2019-05-21
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019 </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>

action_date: 2019-05-20
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019 </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 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 615 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2019 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Engel , Ms. Moore , Ms. Norton , Mr. Keating , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Espaillat , Mrs. Dingell , Ms. Haaland , Ms. Omar , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Bass , Mr. Meeks , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Lowenthal , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Payne , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Hill of California , Mr. Cohen , and Mr. Deutch ) 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 2019 . 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. .

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 615 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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 2019 . 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. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2019. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 615 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations AN ACT 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 2019 . 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. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk