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Hearing Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript · 7 transcript matches
MARCO RUBIO "I understand, but this, at an internet, again, the United States, there are a lot of worthy causes and worthy endeavors around the world. The United States government is not a charitable organization. No, of course women and girls. Every one of our programs, every one of our programs that have to do with foreign aid, be it our work with the Global Fund, be it our work with PEPFAR, be it our work with these MOUs that we have in place on funds, every single one of these involves, I would say in some cases, more women, girls, and children than they do adult males because But you're asking about..."
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Afghan Women and Girls: Status and Congressional Action
Resources · Nov 27, 2024
Afghan women and girls live under what is considered to be the world’s most repressive set of restrictions, ranging from Taliban prohibitions on employment and education opportunities to orders for...
Hearing H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents Opt-in Protection Act"; H.R. 8747, "K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
MILLER, MARY E. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My intention was to speak the truth. This bill isn't about being gay and lesbian. This is about protecting female spaces. Men should not be allowed in women's spaces. Title IX must protect the safety and dignity of women and girls. Women lose opportunities because of the trans agenda. We must tell our children the truth, and we must protect our children. We must defend biology. God created males and females, and we must accept that simple truth. My characterization of the bill is accurate, and the gentlewoman's characterization of the bill is inaccurate, and I yield..."
Hearing "Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, and Legal Abuses in America’s Schools"
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
ONDER, ROBERT F. "Dr. Spence, yes or no? Should biological men be allowed in locker rooms with biologic women or girls? Ah, that's a yes. So biologic men should be able to go into locker rooms and shower rooms with biologic girls. No, Title IX is not, in fact, quite the opposite. Title IX requires you to protect women and girls. Dr. Sue, should biologic men be allowed in locker rooms and shower rooms with biologic girls and women? that men should be allowed in shower rooms and locker rooms with biologic girls and"
Hearing South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region
house South and Central Asia Subcommittee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
KAMLAGER-DOVE, SYDNEY "Now the State Department is closing CAAS and offering payment to Afghan allies who self-deport back to Taliban terror, breaking our promise to provide them a chance at a future in the United States. I'm concerned it's only a matter of time before the administration leans into the unconscionable and recognizes the Taliban without improving the rights of Afghan women and girls. Assistant Secretary Kapur, you take the helm of the South and Central Bureau at a time when we are in sharp need of transparency, strategic coherence, and a return to humanity. And I look forward to gaining some clarity..."
Testimony MARCO RUBIO
Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"I understand, but this, at an internet, again, the United States, there are a lot of worthy causes and worthy endeavors around the world. The United States government is not a charitable organization. No, of course women and girls. Every one of our programs, every one of our programs that have to do with foreign aid, be it our work with the Global Fund, be it our work with PEPFAR, be it our work with these MOUs that we have in place on funds, every single one of these involves, I would say in..."
Testimony MILLER, MARY E.
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My intention was to speak the truth. This bill isn't about being gay and lesbian. This is about protecting female spaces. Men should not be allowed in women's spaces. Title IX must protect the safety and dignity of women and girls. Women lose opportunities because of the trans agenda. We must tell our children the truth, and we must protect our children. We must defend biology. God created males and females, and we must accept that simple truth. My characterization of..."
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Regulating Gender in School Sports: An Overview of Legal Challenges to State Laws
Posts · Jan 2, 2024
Public debate over the participation of transgender women in women’s sports has proliferated in recent years, raising questions of fairness in contexts ranging from the Olympics to elementary school...
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP): Overview of Recent Research, Legislation, and Selected Issues for Congress
Reports · Jul 3, 2023
Across many countries and in the United States, Indigenous peoples—women and girls in particular—are disproportionately affected by violence. In the United States, for example, 84% of American Indian...
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Statistics on Women in National Governments Around the World
Report · May 7, 2026
Women and girls make up half of the world’s population. However, in most countries, women are underrepresented in the political process at the national level. As this report shows, on April 1, 2026,...
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Global Women’s Issues: Background and Selected U.S. Efforts
Resources · Jul 15, 2024
For several decades, Congress has considered or enacted legislation aimed at improving the rights and status of women and girls worldwide. These efforts, which may address a range of global issues...
Hearing Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackle the MMIP Crisis in Indian Country”
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_17 "Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, two spirits, all people, and say that you have champions here in Washington, D.C. And we are honored to walk alongside you in this journey to"
Hearing Full Committee Hearing on The Growing Business of Sports: Reviewing Federal Tax Policy in the Multibillion-Dollar Industry
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
TENNEY, CLAUDIA "And I want to bring up an issue of great importance, which the president has talked about as recently as this week, that is protecting women's access to sports. Nobody questions why women don't play in the National Football League. We all understand that there are real physical differences between men and women that matter in athletic competition that aren't social constructs. They're actually biology. And that's precisely why we created separate categories for women's sports in the first place, not as an afterthought, but as recognition that without it, women could be locked out of the same..."
Testimony SHAHEEN, JEANNE
Hearings to examine Haiti 2026, focusing on security and foreign assis...
senate Appropriations Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"Mr. Holmes, you talked about, and I think you may have referenced this too, Ambassador, in your remarks, the gender violence against women and girls. The majority of internally displaced people in Haiti are women and girls. Can you speak to the humanitarian efforts that are focused on women and girls? Can you speak to the humanitarian efforts that are focused on women and"
Testimony STANTON, GREG
Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnersh...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"I really appreciate that. In the law Congress passed to create the Millennium Challenge Corporation, there is language requiring women and girls to be considered when compacts are awarded and designed. It states, quote, in entering into a compact, the United States shall seek to ensure the government of an eligible country takes into account the local level perspectives of the rural and urban poor, including women, in the eligible country. Mr. Petrie, can you assure us that women and girls are..."
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Emerging Legal Issues Under Title IX: Transgender Athletes and Name, Image, and Likeness Compensation for College Athletes
Reports · Mar 25, 2024
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. All K–12 public...
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackl...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, two spirits, all people, and say that you have champions here in Washington, D.C. And we are honored to walk alongside you in this journey to"
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West Virginia v. B.P.J.: Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Restricting Eligibility of Transgender Girls to Compete in Athletics Competitions
Legal Sidebar · Jul 10, 2026
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court in West Virginia v. B.P.J. upheld West Virginia and Idaho laws that restrict the eligibility of transgender girls to participate in female athletics competitions....
Hearing Hearings to examine Haiti 2026, focusing on security and foreign assistance priorities.
senate State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SHAHEEN, JEANNE "Mr. Holmes, you talked about, and I think you may have referenced this too, Ambassador, in your remarks, the gender violence against women and girls. The majority of internally displaced people in Haiti are women and girls. Can you speak to the humanitarian efforts that are focused on women and girls? Can you speak to the humanitarian efforts that are focused on women and"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill
house Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 5, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. "The bill includes provisions that end senseless diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, and builds on the success of the Big Beautiful Bill by eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood. Moreover, it also protects the rights of women and girls to play sports, and prohibits federal funding for sex-rejecting procedures and services. The bill maintains the long-standing Hyde Amendment to ensure that taxpayer funds are not used for abortion on demand, and that no one is forced to participate in"
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit,...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_01 "Epstein. The Epstein files are not merely a collection of embarrassing names and politically damaging associations. They are records connected to the sexual exploitation and trafficking of girls and young women. They contain information about how Epstein's network worked, who assisted him, and whether additional crimes can still be investigated. The Department of Justice should pursue every credible lead, not just tirelessly, tirelessly, work tirelessly, not just to shut down the investigations. The survivors in this room know there are investigative leads because they are our stories. Mr...."
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit,...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_01 "Epstein. The Epstein files are not merely a collection of embarrassing names and politically damaging associations. They are records connected to the sexual exploitation and trafficking of girls and young women. They contain information about how Epstein's network worked, who assisted him, and whether additional crimes can still be investigated. The Department of Justice should pursue every credible lead, not just tirelessly, tirelessly, work tirelessly, not just to shut down the investigations. The survivors in this room know there are investigative leads because they are our stories. Mr...."
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Women, Peace, and Security: Global Context and U.S. Policy
Resources · Mar 15, 2023
In 2000, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security. The resolution calls on U.N. member states to, among other things, take steps to...
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Transgender Athletes: Education Department Proposes Amendment to Title IX Regulations
Posts · Jun 23, 2023
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) bars discrimination “on the basis of sex” in education programs that receive federal financial assistance. Long-standing regulations...
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Transgender Athletes and Title IX: Agency Investigations and Litigation
Posts · Jun 6, 2025
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs. Long-standing regulations implementing the statute permit separating the sexes in...
Testimony TENNEY, CLAUDIA
Full Committee Hearing on The Growing Business of Sports: Reviewing Fe...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"And I want to bring up an issue of great importance, which the president has talked about as recently as this week, that is protecting women's access to sports. Nobody questions why women don't play in the National Football League. We all understand that there are real physical differences between men and women that matter in athletic competition that aren't social constructs. They're actually biology. And that's precisely why we created separate categories for women's sports in the first..."
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Gender and School Sports: Federal Action and Legal Challenges to State Laws
Reports · Aug 13, 2025
Policymakers have debated how schools should respond when transgender students (students who are assigned one sex at birth but identify with the opposite sex) seek to use facilities or participate in...
Hearing Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnerships
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
STANTON, GREG "I really appreciate that. In the law Congress passed to create the Millennium Challenge Corporation, there is language requiring women and girls to be considered when compacts are awarded and designed. It states, quote, in entering into a compact, the United States shall seek to ensure the government of an eligible country takes into account the local level perspectives of the rural and urban poor, including women, in the eligible country. Mr. Petrie, can you assure us that women and girls are being consulted and supported through MCC compacts in accordance with the"
Hearing United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First Foreign Policy Through Strategic Diplomacy and Burden Sharing
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
OLSZEWSKI, JOHNNY "Representative Vojchehoske. Thank you Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and to our witnesses for being here today. Ambassador Walls, I want to start by thanking you for your years of public service as the father of a 10-year-old daughter and a former public school teacher. I appreciate your work in Congress especially supporting children and especially women and girls but I have to start with a topic that I've discussed with many of your colleagues across the administration during these hearings and I do so because it is so foundational to the work that we do here and that is my very..."
Hearing H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
MOORE, GWEN "FGM is practiced right here in the United States. According to a 2023 report from the U.S. Department of Justice, as many as 513,000 women and girls living in the United States may have experienced FGM or cutting in their countries of origin or may potentially over, practically undergo this practice in the future. When I was in the state Senate, I was one of the persons, I offered the bill that made it illegal in Wisconsin because we had female genital mutilation occurring in our"
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1010 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act” or the...
house Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
GRIJALVA, ADELITA S. "That's after she went missing from a Mesa group home. This forced Arizona and the nation to confront the systemic failures that continue to leave Native women and girls vulnerable. Emily's case exposed consequences of delayed responses, jurisdictional gaps, and chronic underinvestment in tribal public safety systems, and galvanized the movement behind Emily's law and Arizona's Turquoise"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Educational and Cultural Affairs), and Yeouk...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript
SHAHEEN, JEANNE "You were the senior bureau official in the Office of Global Women's Issues last year when the administration disbanded that office. And one of the commitments that, or the positions that Secretary Rubio and the department have maintained is that the expertise of the office hasn't been lost because regional offices are now taking over the work of advocating for women. So can you tell this committee if there's an individual in each regional bureau who's dedicated to addressing concerns of women and girls in the department? Right, but you were involved in implementing that"
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript
KRISTI NOEM "No, not at all. In fact, we lost 4,000 lives because of that invasion of people coming into the country and that mass invasion that we saw going on. And 30% of the young girls and women were raped during that invasion as well. They'd never speak of that. The amount of people who lost their lives because of that were"
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE PAMELA BONDI "It's horrific. The suicide rates go up and that's why we have to do everything in our power to protect not only young girls, adult women, boys and men from sextortion because it is happening and we're doing everything in our power, thanks to your legislation, all of you, to stop that. When you talked about Project Safe Neighborhoods, we've done a lot of that in Florida when I was state AG and actually back when I was a state prosecutor prior to being Attorney"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
CRUZ, TED "resulted in at least 4,195 adverse maternal reactions, including hemorrhage, excruciating abdominal pain, and severe life-threatening infections. The position of the Democrats now seem to be that women and teenage girls should be get mail-order abortions without a doctor being involved at all. And I will tell you, the death toll from that is horrific, and it needs to"
Hearing Hearings to examine positioning student-athletes for success in school and beyond.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript
MIKAYLA PIVEC "So I fully believe in a union and a Players Association that does enforce those accountability mechanisms. I'm just a fan for it, and go women, pay those girls. So super excited for them that they come to the agreement and that we have a"
Hearing H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
RASKIN, JAMIE "serving honorably in the armed forces be summarily discharged for being transgender. He has threatened to defund schools that support trans students and he's trying to bully schools into banning trans girls from playing sports with other girls, even if there's no objection and even if the school agrees to it. He has ordered transgender women incarcerated in women's out and placed in male facilities, putting their safety in jeopardy. The list goes on. Because my colleagues clearly weren't paying attention the last time we debated an anti- transgender bill, let me restate. All major medical..."
Hearing “From Tool to Weapon: The FACE Act and the Dangers of Federalizing Criminal Law”
house Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_01 "In 1988, I became aware of the existence of abortion clinics, which I view as our American death camps. On TV, I watched women take their babies inside to be killed and it reminded me of my ride in a cattle car that took me as a young girl to the death camp. While being locked up in that car, I wished that some people would have put their bodies on those tracks to bring that drain to a stop and set us"
Hearing “Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past”
house Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
CROCKETT, JASMINE "of America, and I hate that for them, but facts are facts. It's a fact that there is a violent, exclusionary, discriminatory, sexist, and racist part of American history, where our indigenous populations were forcibly displaced from their land, where thousands of black people were unjustly lynched, where black people were denied the right to vote and they're still trying to do it today, where women needed their husbands' permission to open a bank account, where people with disabilities were routinely excluded from schools, workplaces, and public life, where four little black girls were..."
Hearing “Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe”
house Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript
RASKIN, JAMIE "So is there anyone who really thinks that America would be stronger as a country if all of the kids who got an education because of Plyler v. Doe had been forced to stay home or to stay in the streets during the day when their parents were working? Well, in order to distract America from the Iran war, which is now costing between one and two billion dollars a day, and which has already cost 13 Americans their lives and more than a thousand Iranians their lives, including 175 schoolchildren who perished in a bomb explosion at an all-girls school, in order to distract America from the Trump..."
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Title IX and Athletics: Legal Basics
Resources · Mar 27, 2025
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. The Department of...
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The Global Compact on Migration (GCM) and U.S. Policy
Resources · Sep 1, 2020
Congress has demonstrated ongoing interest in the global migration crisis, particularly with recent flows of migrants and refugees to the United States from Central America and Mexico. In 2019 an...
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Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy in Brief
Report · Mar 10, 2026
Afghanistan under the Taliban, the Sunni Islamist group that retook power in 2021 as the United States ended its 20-year military and development mission in Afghanistan, remains one of the world’s...
Testimony FRANKEL, LOIS
Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"peace agreements actually last longer and nations are more secure and prosperous. We passed two laws. You were the sponsors, I think, of one of them, Women and Peace Security Act of 2017, the Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018. And we have not been able to find anything that's been done in the State Department responsible for having these programs carried out. And then we get this notice. I am like, I can't even believe it. From your office, the administration does..."
Testimony MENG, GRACE
Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"but in this department you've overseen the destruction of over $8 million worth of birth control bought by U.S. taxpayers, even though many organizations have already offered to buy and to distribute them. These are the same birth control methods used by millions of women and girls here in the U.S. If distributed, they could have prevented an estimated 110,000 unsafe abortions and the death of over 700"
Testimony MENG, GRACE
Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"We're not just making noises. We're concerned about preventable deaths and life-saving measures for women, for girls, for- But not women and girls around the"
Testimony MENG, GRACE
Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"So, I mean, Mr. Secretary, you were here in Congress before. You know that for over six decades, in a bipartisan way, the U.S. has supported these international family planning programs. They have saved the lives of tens of thousands of women and girls for pennies on the dollar. Last year, despite Congress directing funding for international family planning"
Testimony MILLER, MARY E.
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"and compete with boys in athletic events. But this is exactly what happened when the Obama and Biden administrations turned Title IX into a weapon that exposed women and girls to danger, stripped them of their"
Testimony MILLER, MARY E.
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"which codifies President Trump's executive order and the Department of Education's guidance. We have an opportunity to permanently secure the protections for women and girls that Title IX has always promised. The Supreme Court put an end to the madness last month, and today we have an opportunity to do our"
Testimony SPEAKER_00
Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackl...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Many of them went missing several times, and several of them were murdered. In 2018, I stood alongside Senator Lisa Murkowski, and we released the very first data report on missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. And it was, again, data that shocked the country, but nobody in Indian country was surprised"
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackl...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"investigating their deaths. It is us family members and advocates demanding measurable action in addressing this ongoing genocide of our indigenous girls and women. We are not elected"
Testimony OLSZEWSKI, JOHNNY
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Representative Vojchehoske. Thank you Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and to our witnesses for being here today. Ambassador Walls, I want to start by thanking you for your years of public service as the father of a 10-year-old daughter and a former public school teacher. I appreciate your work in Congress especially supporting children and especially women and girls but I have to start with a topic that I've discussed with many of your colleagues across the administration during these..."
Testimony MOORE, GWEN
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"FGM is practiced right here in the United States. According to a 2023 report from the U.S. Department of Justice, as many as 513,000 women and girls living in the United States may have experienced FGM or cutting in their countries of origin or may potentially over, practically undergo this practice in the future. When I was in the state Senate, I was one of the persons, I offered the bill that made it illegal in Wisconsin because we had female genital mutilation occurring in our"
Testimony ONDER, ROBERT F.
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Dr. Spence, yes or no? Should biological men be allowed in locker rooms with biologic women or girls? Ah, that's a yes. So biologic men should be able to go into locker rooms and shower rooms with biologic girls. No, Title IX is not, in fact, quite the opposite. Title IX requires you to protect women and girls. Dr. Sue, should biologic men be allowed in locker rooms and shower rooms with biologic girls and women? that men should be allowed in shower rooms and locker rooms with biologic girls..."
Testimony ADERHOLT, ROBERT B.
Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Rela...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 5, 2026
"The bill includes provisions that end senseless diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, and builds on the success of the Big Beautiful Bill by eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood. Moreover, it also protects the rights of women and girls to play sports, and prohibits federal funding for sex-rejecting procedures and services. The bill maintains the long-standing Hyde Amendment to ensure that taxpayer funds are not used for abortion on demand, and that no one is forced to participate in..."
Testimony FRANKEL, LOIS
Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Rela...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 5, 2026
"I cannot believe what I see. This is a war on women and girls. Title X, zeroed out, health care taken from almost 3 million"
Testimony GRIJALVA, ADELITA S.
Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1010 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Bridging Ag...
house Natural Resources Committee · May 21, 2026
"That's after she went missing from a Mesa group home. This forced Arizona and the nation to confront the systemic failures that continue to leave Native women and girls vulnerable. Emily's case exposed consequences of delayed responses, jurisdictional gaps, and chronic underinvestment in tribal public safety systems, and galvanized the movement behind Emily's law and Arizona's Turquoise"
Testimony SHAHEEN, JEANNE
Hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"You were the senior bureau official in the Office of Global Women's Issues last year when the administration disbanded that office. And one of the commitments that, or the positions that Secretary Rubio and the department have maintained is that the expertise of the office hasn't been lost because regional offices are now taking over the work of advocating for women. So can you tell this committee if there's an individual in each regional bureau who's dedicated to addressing concerns of women..."
Testimony KRISTI NOEM
“Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"No, not at all. In fact, we lost 4,000 lives because of that invasion of people coming into the country and that mass invasion that we saw going on. And 30% of the young girls and women were raped during that invasion as well. They'd never speak of that. The amount of people who lost their lives because of that were"
Testimony KAMLAGER-DOVE, SYDNEY
South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"Now the State Department is closing CAAS and offering payment to Afghan allies who self-deport back to Taliban terror, breaking our promise to provide them a chance at a future in the United States. I'm concerned it's only a matter of time before the administration leans into the unconscionable and recognizes the Taliban without improving the rights of Afghan women and girls. Assistant Secretary Kapur, you take the helm of the South and Central Bureau at a time when we are in sharp need of..."
Testimony SPEAKER_03
South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"have that responsibility structurally now We support that women and girls should be educated just like boys and men. I don't know about the particular case of the university. I know that we support scholarships for Afghan girls and women to"
Testimony KAMLAGER-DOVE, SYDNEY
South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"So would you consider resuming U.S. support for the university? that you do and I actually think that educating women and girls tends to be a bipartisan issue, and so it would also be great to get that information. As you can see, we have been waiting for you, for someone, to come before this committee and answer some questions that will help us in how we are engaging with our partners in the region and putting our best foot forward. And it's hard to do that, as we shared with you, when there's..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE PAMELA BONDI
“Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"It's horrific. The suicide rates go up and that's why we have to do everything in our power to protect not only young girls, adult women, boys and men from sextortion because it is happening and we're doing everything in our power, thanks to your legislation, all of you, to stop that. When you talked about Project Safe Neighborhoods, we've done a lot of that in Florida when I was state AG and actually back when I was a state prosecutor prior to being Attorney"
CRS Report
Pakistan: Human Rights Assessments
Resources · May 8, 2024
Overview The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic. As reported by the State Department’s 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (also known as Human Rights Reports...
Testimony SPEAKER_06
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"on the basis of sex in educational settings. Over the last two Congresses, the majority of this committee said that their goal was to protect women's and girls' sports. Well, the Supreme Court did"
Testimony KAMLAGER-DOVE, SYDNEY
South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"honoring that legacy. If those women, if those girls, if those allies are beaten, killed, tortured, murdered, taken by the Taliban, it will be something that you have to answer to. Thank you, Mr."
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Desmond Domenic...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"Epstein. The Epstein files are not merely a collection of embarrassing names and politically damaging associations. They are records connected to the sexual exploitation and trafficking of girls and young women. They contain information about how Epstein's network worked, who assisted him, and whether additional crimes can still be investigated. The Department of Justice should pursue every credible lead, not just tirelessly, tirelessly, work tirelessly, not just to shut down the..."
Testimony CRUZ, TED
Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"resulted in at least 4,195 adverse maternal reactions, including hemorrhage, excruciating abdominal pain, and severe life-threatening infections. The position of the Democrats now seem to be that women and teenage girls should be get mail-order abortions without a doctor being involved at all. And I will tell you, the death toll from that is horrific, and it needs to"
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, o...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Epstein. The Epstein files are not merely a collection of embarrassing names and politically damaging associations. They are records connected to the sexual exploitation and trafficking of girls and young women. They contain information about how Epstein's network worked, who assisted him, and whether additional crimes can still be investigated. The Department of Justice should pursue every credible lead, not just tirelessly, tirelessly, work tirelessly, not just to shut down the..."
Testimony MIKAYLA PIVEC
Hearings to examine positioning student-athletes for success in school...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"So I fully believe in a union and a Players Association that does enforce those accountability mechanisms. I'm just a fan for it, and go women, pay those girls. So super excited for them that they come to the agreement and that we have a"
Testimony MILLER, MARY E.
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Men should not be allowed in female spaces. in female spaces. Title IX must protect the safety and dignity of women and girls. Reclaiming my time. Women lose opportunities because of the trans agenda. We must tell the truth. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My intention was to speak the truth. This bill isn't about being gay and lesbian. This is about protecting female spaces. Men should not be allowed in women's spaces. Title IX must protect the safety and dignity"
Testimony HARRIS, MARK
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"And I thank all of you who are serving on the panel today. Dr. Spence, as I'm sure you know, in May of 2021, a boy entered a women's bathroom at Stonebridge High School and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl. The chairman in his opening statement alluded to"
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Con...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"serving honorably in the armed forces be summarily discharged for being transgender. He has threatened to defund schools that support trans students and he's trying to bully schools into banning trans girls from playing sports with other girls, even if there's no objection and even if the school agrees to it. He has ordered transgender women incarcerated in women's out and placed in male facilities, putting their safety in jeopardy. The list goes on. Because my colleagues clearly weren't paying..."
Testimony SPEAKER_01
“From Tool to Weapon: The FACE Act and the Dangers of Federalizing Cri...
house Judiciary Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"In 1988, I became aware of the existence of abortion clinics, which I view as our American death camps. On TV, I watched women take their babies inside to be killed and it reminded me of my ride in a cattle car that took me as a young girl to the death camp. While being locked up in that car, I wished that some people would have put their bodies on those tracks to bring that drain to a stop and set us"
Testimony CROCKETT, JASMINE
“Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Re...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"of America, and I hate that for them, but facts are facts. It's a fact that there is a violent, exclusionary, discriminatory, sexist, and racist part of American history, where our indigenous populations were forcibly displaced from their land, where thousands of black people were unjustly lynched, where black people were denied the right to vote and they're still trying to do it today, where women needed their husbands' permission to open a bank account, where people with disabilities were..."
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
“Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. D...
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"So is there anyone who really thinks that America would be stronger as a country if all of the kids who got an education because of Plyler v. Doe had been forced to stay home or to stay in the streets during the day when their parents were working? Well, in order to distract America from the Iran war, which is now costing between one and two billion dollars a day, and which has already cost 13 Americans their lives and more than a thousand Iranians their lives, including 175 schoolchildren who..."
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Desmond Domenic...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"United States and I thank you for this opportunity. Thank you. Mr. Ashcroft, now There we go. Thank you. First, I'd like to thank you all and thank you to the committee for hearing survivor voices. I'd like to remind you of who you're hearing from today. At this time, can my survivor sisters and family please rise? We may look like grown adults when you see us now, but we were children. Young girls at the time of our abuse. These are the photos of when our innocence, dreams, and lives were..."
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, o...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"United States, and I thank you for this opportunity. Thank you. Mr. Ashcroft, now There we go. Thank you. First, I'd like to thank you all and thank you to the committee for hearing survivor voices. I'd like to remind you of who you're hearing from today. At this time, can my survivor sisters and family please rise? We may look like grown adults when you see us now, but we were children. Young girls at the time of our abuse. These are the photos of when our innocence, dreams, and lives were..."