United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6268 (117th)
Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2021
Introduced
14 December 2021
Last action
1 November 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
Subjects
Healthcare, Housing, Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
Healthcare · Housing · Education
Summary
Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2021 This bill establishes an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls to identify and assess the efficacy of policies and programs of federal, state, and local governments designed to improve outcomes for such individuals and to make recommendations to improve such policies and programs. The task force shall (1) cover issues involving Black women and girls in education, economic development, health care, justice and civil rights, and housing; and (2) submit recommendations at specified intervals to Congress, the President, and each state or local government on policies, practices, programs, and incentives that may be adopted to improve outcomes. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights shall conduct a comprehensive study and collect data with respect to the effects on Black women and girls of a wide range of specified economic, health, criminal justice, and social services factors.
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Timeline
14 December 2021
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
1 November 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 December 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6268
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6268
- us · 117-hr-6268 · source updated 21 July 2025