Supporting the goals of International Women's Day.
Latest action · Mar 20, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2001
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Reaffirms the commitment to ending discrimination and violence against women, to ensuring the safety and welfare of women, and to pursuing policies that guarantee the basic rights of women.
Encourages the President to: (1) affirm his commitment to pursue policies to protect the health and rights of women; and (2) issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe International Women's Day.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2001 to May 9, 2001; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-FL | Carrie P. Meek | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-HI | Patsy T. Mink | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-IL | Rod R. Blagojevich | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-WI | Thomas M. Barrett | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Mar 8, 2001 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 20, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Mar 20, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 20, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 20, 2001 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-MN | Bill Luther | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 9, 2001 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2001 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2001 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Mar 8, 2001Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E323)
- Mar 8, 2001Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E323, H811, H813, H814, H821–H824 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Juanita Millender-McDonald D-CA, Robert A. Underwood D-GU | Mar 8, 2001 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals of International Women's Day.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2001Introduced in House
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