Senate
Jul 10, 2014A bill to authorize the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls in developing countries, and for other purposes.
Summary
Official
Girls Count Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; and (2) promote programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls, and help increase property rights, social security, land tenure, and inheritance rights for women.
Bill Progress
Bill has been introduced and assigned a number
Introduced(7/10/14)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
MR
Mr. Rubio
(R) FL
Cosponsors (9)
Topics
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 10, 2014