# 116-hr-4508: Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

116-hr-4508, Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY); status Became Public Law No: 116-338. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4508
- Congress: 116
- Title: Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-338.
- Introduced: 2019-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to award at least 50% of the number of scholarships under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program to Pakistani women for each of the calendar years 2020-2022.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2019-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2019-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4508 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4508)

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- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
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