International Violence Against Women Act of 2022
Sponsored By: Representative Schakowsky
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Summary
International Violence Against Women Act of 2022 This bill requires a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues, which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. The bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development the position of Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall coordinate policies, programs, and funding regarding gender equality and women's empowerment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schakowsky
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Cosponsors
Vargas
CA • D
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Chu
CA • D
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Smith (WA)
WA • D
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Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
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Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
MI • D
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Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
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Pressley
MA • D
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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Foster
IL • D
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Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
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Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
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Sherman
CA • D
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Schneider
IL • D
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Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
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Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
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Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
GA • D
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Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Titus
NV • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Soto
FL • D
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Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
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Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Dingell
MI • D
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Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
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Ross
NC • D
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DeGette
CO • D
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Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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Beyer
VA • D
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Matsui
CA • D
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Evans (PA)
PA • D
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Case
HI • D
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Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Cleaver
MO • D
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Pallone
NJ • D
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Wilson (FL)
FL • D
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Connolly
VA • D
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Meng
NY • D
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Moore (WI)
WI • D
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Stevens
MI • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Omar
MN • D
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Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Hayes
CT • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Raskin
MD • D
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Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
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Costa
CA • D
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Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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Panetta
CA • D
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Castro (TX)
TX • D
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Morelle
NY • D
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Garamendi
CA • D
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Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
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Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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Brownley
CA • D
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Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Clark (MA)
MA • D
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Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
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Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]
NC • D
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Sanchez
CA • D
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Doggett
TX • D
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Frankel, Lois
FL • D
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Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
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Dean (PA)
PA • D
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Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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DeSaulnier
CA • D
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Pocan
WI • D
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Takano
CA • D
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Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
PA • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Quigley
IL • D
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Sherrill
NJ • D
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Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
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Barragan
CA • D
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Torres (CA)
CA • D
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Velazquez
NY • D
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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Peter Welch
VT • D
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Jayapal
WA • D
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Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
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Tlaib
MI • D
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Ruiz
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Larsen (WA)
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Torres (NY)
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Khanna
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Scott (VA)
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Kelly (IL)
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Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
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Carbajal
CA • D
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Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
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Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Brown
OH • D
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Lynch
MA • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Lieu
CA • D
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Sewell
AL • D
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Suozzi
NY • D
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Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
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Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
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Carter (LA)
LA • D
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Keating
MA • D
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Clarke (NY)
NY • D
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Gottheimer
NJ • D
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