H.R. 4508Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

1 recorded action193 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Hakeem S. Jeffries [D-NY-08]
Cosponsors: 32 · 17 Democrats · 15 Republicans
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
Latest action: Jan 13, 2021 · Became Public Law No: 116-338.

IntroducedSep 26, 2019
Passed the HouseMar 3, 2020
Passed the SenateJan 1, 2021
Sent to the PresidentJan 3, 2021
Became lawJan 13, 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to award at least 50% of the number of scholarships under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program to Pakistani women for each of the calendar years 2020-2022.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4508 as public Law on Jan 13, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 82

House Mar 3, 2020

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

374 Yea 16 Nay 39 not voting

Crossed both parties 16 of 390 voting members broke with their own party: 16 Republicans.

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All members429 members

Democratic232 members

Republican197 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors32 · 17 Democrats · 15 Republicans

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H.R. 4508Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 82

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors32 · 17 Democrats · 15 Republicans

H.R. 4508Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 82

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors32 · 17 Democrats · 15 Republicans

Who lobbied on H.R. 450818 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 450818 organizations