US HB4932 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 56-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Women and Climate Change Act of 2018 This bill establishes a Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The duties of the working group include: (1) coordinating the development of policies and activities of the federal government relating to addressing the effects of climate change on women, and (2) identifying and disseminating best practices for improved data collection relevant to the disparate impact of climate change on women. The working group and the State Department's Office of Global Women's Issues must develop a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women. The office must designate a Senior Coordinator for Women and Climate Change.
Title
Women and Climate Change Act of 2018
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-02-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2018-02-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2018-02-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2018-02-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Ecology
Economic development
Environmental protection
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Human rights
Infrastructure development
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
United Nations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Ecology
Economic development
Environmental protection
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Human rights
Infrastructure development
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
United Nations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4932/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4932/BILLS-115hr4932ih.pdf |