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H.R. 3357: Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011

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H.R. 3357: Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-03 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011

Plain summary

Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011 - 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. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) child marriage is a violation of human rights and its prevention and elimination should be a U.S. foreign policy goal; and (2) educational opportunities for girls, economic opportunities for women, and reducing maternal and child mortality are critical to U.S. global health and development objectives, including efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS. Directs the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the heads of other relevant departments and agencies to collect and make available data on the incidence of child marriage in specified countries that receive U.S. foreign or development assistance where the practice of child marriage is prevalent. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State reports on human rights practices for specified countries include a description of the status of child marriage for each country in which child marriage is prevalent.

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Official text

Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · 63 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Diana DeGette (D-CO), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL) and 3 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3357 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112