S. 229 - Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2009
International affairs. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Barbara Boxer
- Summary:
- A bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2009
S. 229 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Summary
- A bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2009
- Sponsor
- Barbara Boxer
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- International affairs
- Afghanistan
- Asia
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- International organizations and cooperation
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Women's rights
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/13/2009 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/13/2009 1/13/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
| Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Begich | D | AK | $250 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $416 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $700 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $1,000 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $1,173,439 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $5,450 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Udall | D | CO | $45,639 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $425 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $250 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $5,200 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $9,610 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $425 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $118,081 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $4,479 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $57,274 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $208,259 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $83,542 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $77,829 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $50,047 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $669,134 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $797,181 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $928,669 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $56,334 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Hagan | D | NC | $476,949 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $12,760 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Johanns | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $813,142 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $15,405 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $29,300 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $962 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $25,741 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $4,538 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $1,444,562 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $1,475 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $232,878 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $67,545 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $1,000 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $347,348 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $1,000 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $161,350 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $500 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $13,545 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $250 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Warner | D | VA | $250 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $148,711 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $800 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $22,635 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $174,685 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $465,495 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $61,017 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $425 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $12,747 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
