International Violence Against Women Act of 2007

A bill to combat international violence against women and girls.

10/31/2007--Introduced.
International Violence Against Women Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the Department of State the Office of Women's Global Initiatives (which shall replace the Office of International Women's Issues) to coordinate U.S. government efforts respecting international women's issues. Establishes within the Department an Advisory Commission on International Violence Against Women. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent violence against women and girls. Directs the Coordinator of the Women's Global Initiatives to ensure that foreign assistance programs incorporate measures to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. Provides that U.S. training of foreign military and police forces incorporates training on prevention of violence against women and girls. Directs the Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to assist programs that prevent and respond to violence against women and girls in all humanitarian relief, conflict, and post-conflict operations. Directs the Secretary of State to:
(1) encourage U.N. member states to expand the number of female members of U.N. peacekeeping missions; and
(2) take emergency measures to respond to violence against women and girls during conflict or post-conflict operations. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United Nations should strengthen its ability to prevent violence against women and girls by U.N. military and civilian personnel. Provides that Foreign Service training include instruction on prevention of violence against women and girls. Authorizes appropriations to support the United Nations Development Fund for Women Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence Against Women.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
• and 19 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Pete Domenici [R, NM]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
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Committees

• Senate Foreign Relations

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2279

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
October 31, 2007

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• Oct 31, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
• Oct 31, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13632-13633, S13639-13641)
• Introduced on Oct 31, 2007.
• Oct 31, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13632-13633)

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Related Issue Areas:

• Women's health
• World health
• Women's rights
• Women's health services
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• Women
• War relief
• United Nations economic assistance
• United Nations
• Sex crimes
• Rape
• Preventive medicine
• Police training
• Peacekeeping forces
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Military training
• Mental health services
• Medicine
• Medical screening
• Medical care
• International relief
• International military forces
• International affairs
• Human rights
• Human immunodeficiency viruses
• Health policy
• Government trust funds
• Foreign service
• Foreign aid
• Federal advisory bodies
• Executive reorganization
• Executive departments
• Economic assistance
• Department of State
• Defense policy
• Criminal justice
• Crimes against women
• Crime prevention
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Congress and foreign policy
• Congress
• Civil rights
• Civil liberties
• Children
• Child health
• Armed forces
• AIDS (Disease)
• Foreign policy

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