H.R. 6521: International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010
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H.R. 6521: International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-12-14 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-12-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010
Plain summary
International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, 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. 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" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18.
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Official text
International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · 22 cosponsors
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Joe Wilson (R-SC), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr6521.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr6521 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111