HR 7354 United States House · 118th Congress

Protect Black Women and Girls Act

This bill establishes an Interagency Task Force on Black Women and Girls, requiring the Attorney General and Health Secretary to create a group within 180 days of enactment. The Task Force will examine systemic issues affecting Black women and girls - including school discipline, economic opportunities, healthcare access, justice system involvement, and housing - and make policy recommendations across these areas. It mandates the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to annually study specific disparities like maternal mortality rates, the school-to-prison pipeline, and housing barriers, then report findings to Congress. The bill directly targets policies impacting Black women and girls as defined in the legislation, with recommendations due within two years.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 14, 2024 Last action Feb 16, 2024
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Feb 16, 2024
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Feb 14, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
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