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H.R. 5905 (112th)

International Violence Against Women Act of 2012

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Introduced

7 June 2012

Last action

7 June 2012 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]

Subjects

Defence

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14 August 2025

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Summary

International Violence Against Women Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify countries with significant levels of violence against women and girls that have the government or nongovernmental organizational capacity to implement gender-based violence prevention and response program activities. Authorizes assistance for such countries and urges that 10% of such assistance go to community-based and women's nongovernmental organizations in recipient countries. Authorizes the Secretary to provide guidance to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) on how to: (1) incorporate training on prevention and response into the basic training curricula of foreign military forces and judicial officials, and (2) ensure that U.S. assistance to units involved in regional or multilateral peacekeeping operations includes such training. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to ensure that: (1) assistance made available for humanitarian relief, conflict mitigation, and post-conflict reconstruction prevents and responds to violence against women and girls; and (2) assistance made available for disarmament, demobilization, and rehabilitation provides protection in demobilization and transit centers and essential medical care and psychosocial support. Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify critical or widespread incidents of violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict; (2) determine emergency response measures; and (3) brief Congress, upon request, on the implementation of such emergency response measures.

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Timeline

  1. 7 June 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  2. 7 June 2012

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  3. 7 June 2012

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    Introduced in House

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