# 116-hr-6626: Girls LEAD Act

116-hr-6626, Girls LEAD Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6626
- Congress: 116
- Title: Girls LEAD Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
- Introduced: 2020-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 45
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2019 or the Girls LEAD Act This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly report to Congress a strategy to strengthen the participation of adolescents, particularly girls, in democracy, human rights, and governance. The State Department and the USAID shall (1) implement activities to achieve this goal, including activities to increase adolescent girls' civic and political knowledge and skills and address barriers to political participation; and (2) prioritize foreign assistance funding for democracy, human rights, and governance programs toward achieving the goals in this bill.

## Cosponsors (45)

- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6626 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6626)

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