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Introduced
02/18/2021
02/18/2021
In Committee
03/25/2021
03/25/2021
Crossed Over
07/21/2021
07/21/2021
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
AN ACT To provide women and girls safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps.
AI Summary
This bill, the Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2021, aims to provide women and girls safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps. Specifically, it amends existing law to add a new provision requiring the provision of "safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women, girls, and vulnerable populations" in refugee camps. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on July 20, 2021.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (33)
Grace Meng (D)*,
Nanette Barragán (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Josh Harder (D),
Chrissy Houlahan (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
David Price (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
David Scott (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Van Taylor (R),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Lee Zeldin (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 07/21/2021)
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