Bill Heads to President’s Desk Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded the House of Representatives unanimous passage of S. 802, Girls Count Act of 2015.  The legislation works to support the rights of women and girls in developing countries.   Specifically, it authorizes the State […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded the House of Representatives passage of H.R. 3398, the Girls Count Act and H.R. 3583, the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act.  Both bills passed the Committee earlier this year with bipartisan support. The Girls Count Act (H.R. 3398), authored […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed H.R. 3583, the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act, as amended.  The legislation, authored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), expands the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program. Today’s vote follows this morning’s Committee […]