House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of deportation.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 27, 1996
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Sep 4, 1996 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
30 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 28 Democrats
2 of 30 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Corrine Brown (D-FL), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), John LaFalce (D-NY), Karen McCarthy (D-MO), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Constance Morella (R-MD), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), John Olver (D-MA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Pete Stark (D-CA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney.
- H.R. 1281 (104th) War Crimes Disclosure Act
- H.R. 1100 (104th) Federal Election Law Reform Commission Act
- H.Con.Res. 119 (104th) Supporting the commitments of the United States announced at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China…
- H.R. 852 (104th) Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 1995
- H.Con.Res. 43 (104th) Endorsing the Irish-American for the White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland to be held in May 1995.
- H.R. 709 (104th) Standby Guardianship Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.