Keeping Girls in School Act

11/1/2022, 7:17 PM

Keeping Girls in School Act

This bill authorizes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into acquisition, assistance, or financing agreements to address societal, 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 adhering to gender-equality promotion policies.

The Department of State shall periodically update and report to Congress a publicly available U.S. global strategy to empower adolescent girls. The U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls, issued in March 2016, may serve as the initial version of the strategy. The USAID shall periodically report to Congress on the activities initiated under this bill and efforts to monitor and evaluate such activities.

Congress
116

Number
HR - 2153

Introduced on
2019-04-09

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

1/30/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Keeping Girls in School Act

This bill authorizes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into acquisition, assistance, or financing agreements to address societal, 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 adhering to gender-equality promotion policies.

The Department of State shall periodically update and report to Congress a publicly available U.S. global strategy to empower adolescent girls. The U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls, issued in March 2016, may serve as the initial version of the strategy. The USAID shall periodically report to Congress on the activities initiated under this bill and efforts to monitor and evaluate such activities.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo support empowerment, economic security, and educational opportunities for adolescent girls around the world, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
International Affairs

Potential Impact
Assault and harassment offenses
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
HIV/AIDS
Human rights
Marriage and family status
Nutrition and diet
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights

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Latest Summary3/11/2020

Keeping Girls in School Act

This bill authorizes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into acquisition, assistance, or financing agreements to address societal, cultural, health, and other barrier...


Latest Action1/30/2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.