HR 2140 · 116th Congress · International Affairs
Preventing Child Marriage in Displaced Populations Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2019-06-11)
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Preventing Child Marriage Act This bill directs the President, through the United States' Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.), to push for the U.N. to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the problem of child marriage in U.N.-administered refugee settlements. The strategy shall include a mandate to collect and report data on suspected child marriages, protocols for preventing child marriages, and programs to support and rehabilitate victims of such marriages. The Permanent Representative shall also advocate for the U.N. to (1) examine the relationship between child marriage and violence against girls in all of its research into child marriage, and (2) adopt a standard definition of "child marriage."…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2140, Preventing Child Marriage in Displaced Populations Act
May 30, 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 22, 2019
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Cosponsors (2)
1 Democrat1 Republican