S.120: Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about international affairs
  • Introduced Jan. 23, 2013
  • Latest Major Action Oct. 10, 2013

Bill Summary

Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) every individual, regardless of gender, should have the opportunity to pursue an education free from the fear of discrimination; and (2) educational exchanges increase people-to-people ties and promote institutional linkages between this country and other countries. Encourages the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There are 2 statements associated with S.120.

Congressional Budget Office Estimate

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Oct. 10, 2013
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.
Oct. 10, 2013
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Sept. 17, 2013
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan. 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan. 23, 2013

Introduced in the Senate by Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

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