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S. 4003: Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act of 2020

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S. 4003: Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-18 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 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

Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act of 2020

Plain summary

Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of State to carry out activities under the Safe from the Start program to prevent, mitigate, and respond to gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies around the world. (The Safe from the Start program addresses childhood exposure to violence.) Such activities shall include (1) training and capacity building for humanitarian personnel; (2) deployment of, and support for, gender advisors and female humanitarian aid workers; (3) use of standards, guidelines, and best practices to address gender-based violence; (4) expanding and improving empowerment activities; and (5) establishing accountability mechanisms and monitoring and reporting tools to prevent and respond to incidents of sexual or other gender-based exploitation or abuse. The State Department must submit an annual report that includes an analysis of data and research regarding the key drivers of gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies, as well as a detailed description of the programs, diplomatic efforts, and other activities taken to implement Safe from the Start.

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Official text

Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 19 cosponsors

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Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jack Reed (D-RI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

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Record fed-us-cong116-s4003 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116