0
0

Keeping Girls in School Act

12/31/2022, 5:25 AM

Congressional Summary of S 2276

Keeping Girls in School Act

This bill authorizes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into agreements to address social, 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 using specified indicators and methodologies for international basic education.

The Department of State shall periodically update and report to Congress a publicly available U.S. global strategy to empower adolescent girls, and the USAID shall periodically report to Congress on the activities initiated under this bill and efforts to monitor and evaluate such activities.

Current Status of Bill S 2276

Bill S 2276 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 24, 2021. Bill S 2276 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on June 24, 2021.  Bill S 2276's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. as of June 24, 2021

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2276

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
3
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
3
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2276

Primary Policy Focus

International Affairs

Potential Impact Areas

- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marriage and family status
- Nutrition and diet
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Women's education
- Women's health
- Women's rights

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2276

A bill to support empowerment, economic security, and educational opportunities for adolescent girls around the world, and for other purposes.
Keeping Girls in School Act
Keeping Girls in School Act

Comments