Protect our Girls Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 959 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for the purpose of female genital mutilation is prohibited, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. WAGNER, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that traveling interstate or causing another to travel inter- state for the purpose of female genital mutilation is prohibited, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect our Girls Act 4 of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. 6 Section 116 of title 18, United States Code, is 7 amended by adding at the end the following: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:08 Feb 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H959.IH H959 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 959 IH ‘‘(e) Except as provided in subsection (b), whoever 1 knowingly commits one of the following shall be fined 2 under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years: 3 ‘‘(1) Travels in interstate commerce to cir- 4 cumcise, excise, or infibulate the whole or any part 5 of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of an- 6 other person who has not attained the age of 18 7 years. 8 ‘‘(2) Causes another person who has not at- 9 tained the age of 18 years to travel in interstate 10 commerce for the whole or any part of the labia 11 majora or labia minora or clitoris of that person to 12 be circumcised, excised, or infibulated.’’. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:08 Feb 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H959.IH H959 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS