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H.R. 2408: Protecting Girls' Access to Education Act

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H.R. 2408: Protecting Girls' Access to Education Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-11 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-11 · 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: Received in the Senate and 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

Protecting Girls' Access to Education Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act or the Protecting Girls' Access to Education Act (Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is critical to ensure that children, particularly girls, displaced by conflicts overseas are able to access educational services because such access can combat extremism and reduce exploitation and poverty; and (2) the educational needs of vulnerable women and girls should be considered in U.S. foreign assistance policies and programs. (Sec. 5) The Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) may advance programs that: provide safe, primary and secondary education for displaced children; build the capacity of institutions in countries hosting displaced people to prevent displaced children from facing educational discrimination; and help increase the access of displaced children, especially girls, to educational, economic, and entrepreneurial opportunities. The State Department and USAID may: coordinate with multilateral organizations to work with foreign governments to collect relevant data, disaggregated by age and gender, on the ability of displaced people to access education and participate in economic activity; and work with domestic and foreign private sector and civil society organizations to promote safe, primary and secondary education for displaced children. (Sec. 6) The State Department and USAID shall include in any congressional report relating to a foreign assistance program for natural or man-made disaster relief: (1) a breakdown of program beneficiaries by location, age, gender, marital status, and school enrollment status; (2) a description of how such program benefits displaced people; and (3) a description of any primary or secondary educational services supported by such program that specifically address the needs of displaced girls.

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Official text

Protecting Girls' Access to Education Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · 50 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2408, Protecting Girls’ Access to Education Act (2017-09-08)

Cosponsors on this site

Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2408 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115