Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1158
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-18
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: 2021-07-21
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2021</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: 2021-07-20
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2021</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 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1158 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2021 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Norton , Ms. Omar , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Sires , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Soto , Mrs. Torres of California , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Costa , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Mr. Welch , Mr. Harder of California , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Lieu , Mr. Vela , and Ms. Barragán ) 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 2021 . 2. Secure access to sanitation facilities for women and girls Subsection (a) of section 501 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ( 22 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: (6) the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women, girls, and vulnerable populations. .

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1158 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 2021 . 2. Secure access to sanitation facilities for women and girls Subsection (a) of section 501 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ( 22 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: (6) the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women, girls, and vulnerable populations. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1158 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2021 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 2021 . 2. Secure access to sanitation facilities for women and girls Subsection (a) of section 501 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ( 22 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: (6) the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women, girls, and vulnerable populations. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk