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A bill to codify in statute the establishment of the Office of Global Women's Issues and the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-2878| Senate 
| Updated: 9/28/2021
Bill Hagerty

Bill Hagerty

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (7)
Mike Braun (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill provides funding through FY2026 and provides statutory authority for an office and related initiatives within the Department of State to advance U.S. foreign policy concerning the status of women and girls. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for an Office of Global Women's Issues. The office, headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, must advise on foreign policy and international programs relating to equal opportunities for and the advancement of women and girls. Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, which promotes women in the workforce and otherwise supports economic advancement for women internationally. The bill prohibits the office, ambassador, or initiative from using funding to lobby other countries to change their abortion laws or policies or include abortion as a programmatic requirement. The State Department must report annually on the program, including compliance with the abortion-related funding restrictions.
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Timeline
Sep 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • September 28, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 28, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

A bill to codify in statute the establishment of the Office of Global Women's Issues and the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-2878| Senate 
| Updated: 9/28/2021
This bill provides funding through FY2026 and provides statutory authority for an office and related initiatives within the Department of State to advance U.S. foreign policy concerning the status of women and girls. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for an Office of Global Women's Issues. The office, headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, must advise on foreign policy and international programs relating to equal opportunities for and the advancement of women and girls. Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, which promotes women in the workforce and otherwise supports economic advancement for women internationally. The bill prohibits the office, ambassador, or initiative from using funding to lobby other countries to change their abortion laws or policies or include abortion as a programmatic requirement. The State Department must report annually on the program, including compliance with the abortion-related funding restrictions.
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Timeline
Sep 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • September 28, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 28, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Bill Hagerty

Bill Hagerty

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (7)
Mike Braun (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted