Supporting the goals of International Women's Day.
Latest action · Mar 6, 2003 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 concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Reaffirms the commitment to ending discrimination and violence against women and girls, to ensuring their safety and welfare, and to pursuing policies that guarantee their basic rights.
Encourages the President to: (1) affirm his commitment to pursue policies to protect the health and rights of women and girls; and (2) issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe International Women's Day.
Cosponsors 87
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2003 to Mar 9, 2004; 55 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-NC | Frank W. Ballance Jr. | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-IL | William O. Lipinski | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Mar 9, 2004 |
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 Feb 27, 2003Markup Mar 5, 2003 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2003 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2003 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Mar 5, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 5, 2003Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E317)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E317 | Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL | Feb 27, 2003 |
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.
- Child abuse
- Child health
- Children's rights
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against women
- Families
- Health
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Sex discrimination
- Special days
- Violence
- Women
- Women's health
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
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