Introduced
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To make it a crime subject to 15 years in prison to perform a clitoridectomy, infibulation, or other female genital mutilation on a girl less than age 18. Claims that the procedure is required by custom or ritual would be explicitly excluded as a defense to prosecution.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Law and Justice
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 105 to 2 (details)
To make it a crime subject to 15 years in prison to perform a clitoridectomy, infibulation, or other female genital mutilation on a girl less than age 18. Claims that the procedure is required by custom or ritual would be explicitly excluded as a defense to prosecution.
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
