Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

11/1/2022, 1:49 PM

Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to award at least 50% of the number of scholarships under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program to Pakistani women for each of the calendar years 2020-2022.

Congress
116
Number
HR - 4508
Introduced on
2019-09-26
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
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House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to award at least 50% of the number of scholarships under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program to Pakistani women for each of the calendar years 2020-2022.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program.
Policy Areas
International Affairs
Potential Impact
Area studies and international education•
Asia•
Congressional oversight•
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad•
Education of the disadvantaged•
Education programs funding•
Elementary and secondary education•
Foreign aid and international relief•
Higher education•
Minority education•
Pakistan•
Racial and ethnic relations•
Religion•
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination•
Student aid and college costs•
Women's education

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary2/9/2021

Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to award at least 50% of the number of scholarships under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program to Pakistani women for each of...

Latest Action1/13/2021
Became Public Law No: 116-338.