HOUSE 615116th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/21/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-21Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2019-05-20Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2019-05-20On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3970)
- 2019-05-20Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3970)
- 2019-05-20DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 615.
- 2019-05-20Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3970)
- 2019-05-20Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2019-04-09Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2019-04-09Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
- 2019-04-09Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2019-01-16Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2019-01-16Introduced in House
- 2019-01-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-20 (53)
Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of State, when providing overseas assistance for refugees, to ensure the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women, girls, and vulnerable populations.
Cosponsors (20)
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
Subjects
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Solid waste and recycling
- Women's health
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