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H.R. 2100: Girls Count Act of 2015

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H.R. 2100: Girls Count Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-29 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Girls Count Act of 2015

Plain summary

Girls Count Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to: (1) support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; and (2) support programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls in gaining passport access and help increase property rights, social security, land tenure, economic opportunities, and inheritance rights for women. Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator to cooperate with multilateral organizations and private sector and civil society organizations to promote such programs.

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Official text

Girls Count Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · 52 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2100, Girls Count Act of 2015 (2015-05-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Betty McCollum (D-MN), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jim Costa (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2100 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114