S.987 - International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010

A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010 as passed senate.
  • Short: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010 as reported to senate.
  • Short: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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12/24/10
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up

Dan Burton (Ind.) and other Republicans worked to block the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act (S. 987). ...

Source: Daily Kos
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12/24/10
Diplomacy: The wrong place to start slashing

Dan Burton (Ind.) and other Republicans worked to block the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act (S. 987). ...

Source: Washington Post
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12/23/10
The high cost of slashing diplomacy and foreign aid budgets

Dan Burton (Ind.) and other Republicans worked to block the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act (S. 987). ...

Source: Washington Post
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12/21/10
Kline should explain vote against plan to protect young girls

16, the US House of Representatives failed to pass S.987, an act that "would authorize the president to provide assistance to developing countries to reduce ...

Source: Post-Bulletin
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12/20/10
RE: S.987

HR 2103, S. 987 is an unstated and unconscious challenge to the Islamic way of doing things. It will likely be useless, and may also funnel money to ...

Source: Right Side News
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12/18/10
How they voted in Washington

... yea; Visclosky, yea PREVENTING CHILD MARRIAGE: The House rejected the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act (S. 987). ...

Source: Gary Post Tribune
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12/17/10
So Very Disappointing

...few blogs and on news sites, S.987 which passed the Senate unanimously, was killed in the House last night. The bipartisan bill S.987 is The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): "The action on

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12/16/10
GOP Senator to Dems: If you try to pass DADT, Republicans won't pass START

S. 987 is short--the body of the bill is around ten pages long--and does not mention abortion ("family planning" isn't in there either). ...

Source: Washington Post (blog)
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12/16/10
RE: S.987

In case you missed it, S. 987 (The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act) failed to pass last night. ...

Source: Washington Post
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12/16/10
In "Shameful Act," Republicans Kill Bill to Prevent Child Marriage

...Ileana Ros-Lehtinen sent a "Dear Colleague" letter to House Republicans forcefully urging them "to oppose the Senate bill, S. 987, the “International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010,” when it comes up for a vote today in it

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12/15/10
House Meets At: 10:00 am: Legislative Business

Akaka - Veterans' Affairs) S. 987 - International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010 (Sen. Durbin - Foreign Affairs) H.Res. ...

Source: Congress Matters
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12/15/10
Williams: Child marriage is still an easy vote

Almost no one noticed, but last night, the House took up S. 987, The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of ...

Source: Washington Post
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12/14/10
House Meets At: 10:00 am: Legislative Business

Berman - Foreign Affairs) S. 987 - International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010 (Sen. Durbin - Foreign Affairs) H.Res. ...

Source: Congress Matters
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12/12/10
First Vote Of The Week: Tuesday 6:00 pm

Berman - Foreign Affairs) S. 987 - International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010 (Sen. Durbin - Foreign Affairs) H.Res. ...

Source: Congress Matters
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11/30/10
CARE Commends U.S. Senate on Passage of International Preventing Child ...

... humanitarian organization CARE applauds the United States Senate today for passing the International Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009 (S.987). ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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09/20/10
Alert: Senate passes Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act (S.624). Learn ...

Business Meeting The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a business meeting to consider, among other things, S. 987 A bill to protect girls in ...

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
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