Girls LEAD Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 9, 2021)
Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2021 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.
What just happenedMar 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 9, 2021
- Mar 9, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee - Mar 9, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate