H.R. 960: Empower our Girls Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-04 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Empower our Girls Act

Plain summary

Empower our Girls Act This bill allows certain grants, which are authorized under the Violence Against Women Act to assist victims of violence and assault, to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation. It also requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to classify the offense of female genital mutilation as a Part II crime in the Uniform Crime Reports. (The FBI compiles crime statistics through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program and periodically releases these reports to the public.)

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Official text

Empower our Girls Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · 41 cosponsors

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Ann Wagner (R-MO), Mike Quigley (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Bill Foster (D-IL), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] reported raising $6.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr960.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr960 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116