S. 987 (111^th): International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010

A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Overview

Introduced:: May 6, 2009
111^th Congress, 2009–2010
Status:: Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress but was killed due to a failed vote for cloture, under a fast-track vote called "suspension", or while resolving differences on December 16, 2010.
Sponsor:: Richard Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Democrat
Text:: Read Text »
Last Updated: Dec 2, 2010
Length: 12 pages

History

May 6, 2009		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
Sep 21, 2010		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Dec 1, 2010		Passed Senate (House next) The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Dec 16, 2010		Failed in the House Under Suspension Passage was attempted under a fast-track procedure called "suspension of the rules." The vote failed, but the bill can be voted on again. View Vote »
May 24, 2012		Reintroduced Bill — Passed Senate (House next) This activity took place on a related bill, S. 414 (112th).

S. 987 (111th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 111^th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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S. 987 (111th): International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010