US Congress House Bill 3583 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-3)
Status: Engrossed on November 20 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-11-20 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) every individual, regardless of gender, should have the opportunity to pursue an education free from the fear of discrimination; (2) educational exchanges promote institutional linkages between the United States and Pakistan; and (3) recipients of scholarships under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (Program) should commit to improving their local communities. (The Program awards scholarships for university study to academically talented, financially needy Pakistani students.) Encourages the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue to support Pakistani education initiatives, especially those for women. (Sec. 4) Directs the USAID Administrator to award at least 50% of the scholarships available under the Program to women for each of calendar years 2014-2016. Requires the scholarships to be awarded: (1) in accordance with existing scholarship criteria, and (2) for a range of disciplines to improve the employability of graduates and to meet the needs of the scholarship recipients. Directs the USAID Administrator to: (1) make every effort to award 50% of the scholarships available under the Program to Pakistani women; and (2) consult with, and leverage investments by, the Pakistani private sector and Pakistani diaspora communities in the United States to improve, expand, and sustain education programs in Pakistan. (Sec. 5) Requires the USAID to brief Congress, annually for the next four years, on the implementation of this Act's requirements, including specified information regarding Program scholarships.

Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-11-20	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
2014-11-19	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2014-11-19	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8110-8111)
2014-11-19	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3583.
2014-11-19	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8110-8113)
2014-11-19	House	Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2014-04-03	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2014-04-03	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-11-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

SB120 (Related) 2013-10-10 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3583/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3583/BILLS-113hr3583ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3583/BILLS-113hr3583eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3583/BILLS-113hr3583pcs.pdf