August 1, 2014
House Committee Passes International Women’s Rights Bill
On July 30, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed, by voice vote, the Girls Count Act ( H.R. 3398 ), sponsored byView More
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July 25, 2014
House Passes Human Trafficking Bills
This week, the House passed several bills to address human trafficking: a bill to improve the response to victims ofView More
July 18, 2014
Senate Passes Child Abduction Bill
On July 16, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction and Return Act,View More
July 18, 2014
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Growing Crisis of African Orphans
On July 16, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held aView More
July 11, 2014
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Child Trafficking
On July 8, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families held a hearing, “ Falling Through the Cracks: The Challenges of Prevention and Identification in Child Trafficking and Private Re-homing. ”View More
July 11, 2014
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Forced Labor and Modern Day Slavery
On July 8, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs held a hearing, “ Combatting Forced Labor and Modern Day Slavery in East Asia and the Pacific .” Luis CdeBaca ,View More
June 27, 2014
Child Abduction Bill Clears Senate Committee
On June 24, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved, by voice vote, the Sean and David Goldman International Child AbductionView More
June 27, 2014
House Committee Passes Human Trafficking Bill
On June 26, the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved, by voice vote, a bill “to prioritize the fight against human trafficking within the DepartmentView More
June 27, 2014
House Committee Passes State, Foreign Operations Spending Bill
On June 24, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Services appropriationsView More
June 27, 2014
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Global Violence Against Women
On June 24, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Women’s IssuesView More