Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society.
Latest action · Jul 28, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Denounces, demands the cessation of, and condemns the perpetrators of the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions.
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society; (2) regardless of religion, geography, or form of government, women should not be denied equal rights, which should be defended; and (3) the United States should renew consideration of and ratify its signature on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2006 to Sep 6, 2006; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 6, 2006 |
Committees 1
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 Jul 28, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2006Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2006Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2006Introduced in House
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