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Read. Follow. Verify.Proposed Law to Address Gender-Based Violence in the Western Hemisphere
Record date · December 18, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill directs U.S. agencies to expand foreign aid, training, and reporting requirements focused on preventing gender-based violence in the Western Hemisphere. It mandates new strategies for USAID and the State Department to support local organizations, train foreign law enforcement, and provide annual funding to a United Nations trust fund.
The bill mandates a $2 million annual contribution to the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and requires the U.S. government to formally link gender-based violence to migration patterns and foreign influence in the region.
- Mr. Kaine and Mr. Tillis are U.S. Senators who frequently collaborate on foreign policy and national security legislation. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
USAID
The agency is mandated to implement new development strategies, provide briefings to Congress, and manage expanded funding for local organizations.
Department of State
The department is required to develop new law enforcement training programs and submit reports on migration and foreign influence.
Women-led local organizations in the Western Hemisphere
These organizations are identified as primary partners for increased direct funding and resource access under the bill's development model.
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