U.S. Congress - H.R.3175 International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007
H.R.3175 - International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007
To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Official: To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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7/25/2007--Introduced.International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through multilateral, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations, to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote tOfficial Summary
7/25/2007--Introduced.International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through multilateral, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations, to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the educational, health, economic, social, and legal empowerment of girls and women. Sets forth priority assistance criteria. Directs the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage, including by addressing the unique needs and potentials of eight to 18 year old girls. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State country reports on human rights practices include a description of the status of child marriage for countries with specified rates of child marriage. Defines "child marriage."
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Ad Libitum: Daughters for debts
Donate to Human Rights Watch · Support bill HR 3175 in the United States House of Representatives, a bill to create programs to protect girls in developing countries from child marriages. Add this to your list of New Years resolutions: ...
Children, Marriage and Rights for girls
There are those such as the gays that are still fighting for theirs but they are still better off here than most countries where it is a crime to be gay. I will look more into HR 3175 and see what I can do to support it. ...
Child Marriage: We Have Solutions | RHRealityCheck.org
The Bride Price Bills now are before Congress to curb child marriage as part of broader development efforts (H.R. 3175 and S. 1998). Passage of these bills will ultimately strengthen U.S. development assistance programs. ...
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