H.R. 2140 · 116th Congress
Preventing Child Marriage in Displaced Populations Act
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- House Introduced Apr 8, 2019
- House Passed Jun 10, 2019
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Jun 10, 2019
Preventing Child Marriage in Displaced Populations 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."
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preventing Child Marriage in Displaced Populations Act
Also known as: Preventing Child Marriage Act
Latest action (Jun 11, 2019): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 8, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Apr 8, 2019
- House Passed Jun 10, 2019
No recorded floor vote found.