Search Results: keywords:"child marriage"

  • H. R. 2439 — To authorize contributions to the United Nations Population Fund, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,428

    H.R. 2439, titled the "Support UNFPA Funding Act," is a bill that authorizes funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The bill emphasizes the importance of UNFPA's work in areas such as preventing maternal deaths, addressing the need for contraceptives, and...

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    H.R. 2439 is a plan where the United States wants to give money to a group called the United Nations Population Fund to help people stay healthy and safe around the world. This money will help them do things like making sure moms stay healthy, providing things to stop having babies when people aren't ready, and protecting kids from being forced to marry too early.

  • S. 4990 — To comprehensively combat child marriage in the United States.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:8,916

    S. 4990 proposes a comprehensive approach to combat child marriage in the United States by establishing a federal commission to study the issue, provide recommendations, and improve services and outcomes for survivors. The bill calls for the creation of a State-based task...

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    S. 4990 is a plan to stop kids from getting married by creating a special team to study the problem and help kids who need it, giving states extra money if they make a law saying you have to be 18 to marry, and making sure everyone knows the new rules.