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S. 2307: International Violence Against Women Act of 2014

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S. 2307: International Violence Against Women Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-08 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

International Violence Against Women Act of 2014

Plain summary

International Violence Against Women Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender integration and advancing the status of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy. Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct USAID activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and women's empowerment. Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to develop or update annually for six years a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of USAID to provide assistance to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls internationally.

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Official text

International Violence Against Women Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · 30 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s2307 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113