About the bill
Should female genital mutilation be illegal under federal law? It had been until last December.
Context
A 1996 law criminalized female genital mutilation for any girl under age 18. Two exceptions had been granted under the law: genital mutilation done out of medical necessity, and if a girl is in labor or has just given birth.
But in December 2018, Michigan federal judge Bernard Friedman ruled the law unconstitutional, saying Congress did not have the power to make such a national law and it was the proper domain of states. The case came after a Livonia, Michigan physician named Dr. Jumana Nagarwala performed female genital mutilation in violation of the 1996 law.
President Trump’s Solicitor General Noel Francisco, essentially the person responsible for arguing the federal government’s position ...
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Introduced on Jun 27, 2019
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on June 27, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Passes Perry Language to Ban FGM/C”
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Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA10]
(Sponsor)
on Sep 21, 2020
“Norton Releases Long List of Bills She Stopped This Congress That Sought to Block D.C. Laws and Policies”
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Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0]
on Oct 16, 2020
“Norton Opposes House Bill that Creates Special Federal Crime in D.C. for Female Genital Mutilation”
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Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0]
on Jul 16, 2019
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H.R. 3583 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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