S. 868 · 116th Congress
Women and Climate Change Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mazie Hirono
- Introduced
- 2019-03-26
- Latest action
- 2019-03-26 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Women and Climate Change Act of 2019
This bill addresses climate change and its effects on women and girls.
Specifically, the bill establishes the Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The bill outlines the functions of the working group, including the coordination of agencies' policies and activities relating to (1) combating the effects of climate change on women, and (2) improving the government's response to and strategy for climate change.
In addition, the Office of Global Women's Issues of the State Department must submit a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women.