United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 48 (115th)
Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act
Introduced
3 January 2017
Last action
3 January 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
Sheila Jackson Lee, JOHN LEWIS, Henry Johnson, ALCEE HASTINGS, Eleanor Norton, Karen Bass, Gregory Meeks, Betty McCollum, Gwen Moore, Donald Payne, Dwight Evans, JOHN CONYERS, Ro Khanna, David Cicilline, Barbara Lee
Subjects
Asylum, Defence
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act This bill requires that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, post-conflict reconstruction and development, police and military training, and refugee relief and assistance support the human rights of women and their full political, social, and economic participation.
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Timeline
3 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 January 2017
Sponsors
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Cosponsor
- Henry Johnson · D · Cosponsor
- ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
- Eleanor Norton · D · Cosponsor
- Karen Bass · D · Cosponsor
- Gregory Meeks · D · Cosponsor
- Betty McCollum · D · Cosponsor
- Gwen Moore · D · Cosponsor
- Donald Payne · D · Cosponsor
- Dwight Evans · D · Cosponsor
- JOHN CONYERS · D · Cosponsor
- Ro Khanna · D · Cosponsor
- David Cicilline · D · Cosponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
- · hsfa00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/48
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/48
- us · 115-hr-48 · source updated 11 August 2025