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Girls LEAD Act

USA117th CongressS-634| Senate 
| Updated: 3/9/2021
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (21)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2021 or the Girls LEAD Act This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly report to Congress a strategy to strengthen the participation of adolescents, particularly girls, in democracy, human rights, and governance. The State Department and the USAID shall (1) implement activities to achieve this goal, including activities to increase adolescent girls' civic and political knowledge and skills and address barriers to political participation; and (2) prioritize foreign assistance funding for democracy, human rights, and governance programs toward achieving the goals in this bill.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2766
Girls LEAD Act
Mar 8, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1661
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2766
    Girls LEAD Act


  • March 8, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1661
    Introduced in House


  • March 9, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 9, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1661: Girls LEAD Act
Child care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrimes against womenElementary and secondary educationForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesHIV/AIDSHuman rightsMarriage and family statusNutrition and dietPerformance measurementPublic participation and lobbyingRacial and ethnic relationsReligionRule of law and government transparencySex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusWomen's rightsWorld health

Girls LEAD Act

USA117th CongressS-634| Senate 
| Updated: 3/9/2021
Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2021 or the Girls LEAD Act This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly report to Congress a strategy to strengthen the participation of adolescents, particularly girls, in democracy, human rights, and governance. The State Department and the USAID shall (1) implement activities to achieve this goal, including activities to increase adolescent girls' civic and political knowledge and skills and address barriers to political participation; and (2) prioritize foreign assistance funding for democracy, human rights, and governance programs toward achieving the goals in this bill.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2766
Girls LEAD Act
Mar 8, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1661
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2766
    Girls LEAD Act


  • March 8, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1661
    Introduced in House


  • March 9, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 9, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (21)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1661: Girls LEAD Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrimes against womenElementary and secondary educationForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesHIV/AIDSHuman rightsMarriage and family statusNutrition and dietPerformance measurementPublic participation and lobbyingRacial and ethnic relationsReligionRule of law and government transparencySex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusWomen's rightsWorld health