U.S. House · 118th Congress · H.R. 7354
Protect Black Women and Girls Act
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
- February 14, 2024, 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 (35)
34 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
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3
- Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DE-AL
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FL-20
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9
- Jasmine CrockettD-TX-30
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
- Sydney Kamlager-DoveD-CA-37
- Barbara LeeD-CA-12
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12
- Lucy McBathD-GA-7
- Jennifer L. McClellanD-VA-4
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Stacey E. PlaskettD-VI-AL
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7
- Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10
- Emilia Strong SykesD-OH-13
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13
- Maxine WatersD-CA-43
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5
Signed on later
- Cori BushD-MO-1February 29, 2024
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5February 29, 2024
- Christopher R. DeluzioD-PA-17May 21, 2024
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3October 11, 2024
- Donald G. DavisD-NC-1November 18, 2024
- Maxwell FrostD-FL-10November 18, 2024
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4December 10, 2024