U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 6268
Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2021
To establish an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls in education, economic development, healthcare, labor and employment, housing, justice and civil rights, to promote community-based methods for mitigating and addressing harm and ensuring accountability, and to study societal effects on Black women and girls, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2
- Introduced
- December 14, 2021, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (15)
14 Democrats, 1 Republican. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
Signed on later
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7March 7, 2022
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3March 31, 2022
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FL-20March 31, 2022
- Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DE-ALApril 14, 2022
- G. K. ButterfieldD-NC-1April 14, 2022
- Jim CostaD-CA-16April 14, 2022
- Brenda L. LawrenceD-MI-14April 14, 2022
- Al GreenD-TX-9May 11, 2022
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-ALNovember 17, 2022
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7November 17, 2022
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18November 30, 2022
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11December 1, 2022