A resolution designating March 8, 2006, as "International Women's Day".
Latest action · Mar 8, 2006 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1901)
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, 2006
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Designates March 8, 2006, as International Women's Day.
Reaffirms the Senate's commitment to: (1) end discrimination and increase the participation of women in decision-making positions in government and in the private sector; (2) end and prevent violence against women; (3) pursue policies that guarantee the basic rights of women in the United States and around the world; (4) improve access to quality health care for women; (5) protect the human rights of women and girls during and after conflict and to support the integration of gender perspectives in peacekeeping missions and post conflict processes; and (6) end the trafficking of women and girls.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Mar 8, 2006Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1901)
- Mar 8, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1901-1902)
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 74 | A resolution designating March 8, 2005, as "International Women's Day". | Related bill | Mar 8, 2005 |
| SRES 393 | A resolution designating March 8, 2006, as "International Women's Day". | Related bill | Mar 8, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Access to health care
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Children's rights
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against women
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Minorities
- Peacekeeping forces
- Pluralism (Social sciences)
- Political participation
- Prostitution
- Race relations
- Sex discrimination
- Sex-oriented businesses
- Smuggling
- Special days
- Women in business
- Women in public life
- Women's health
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2006Introduced in Senate
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