Condemning sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and calling on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence.
Latest action · Sep 23, 2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 22, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseSep 23, 2008
Summary
Condemns all forms of sexual violence, including rape, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Calls on the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address the large-scale sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Urges: (1) an increased U.S. and donor country effort to provide greater assistance for police and military human rights training in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and (2) the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to increase its assistance to victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Urges the Secretary of State to appoint a special envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to sustain U.S. engagement in a peace process and stabilization programs.
Encourages: (1) the international community to ensure greater coordination in its response to sexual violence and to provide further humanitarian assistance in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; and (2) the protection of women and girls and the promotion of their rights.
Reaffirms support for constitutional government, the rule of law, human rights, and democratic processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Calls on the Secretary General of the United Nations and the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to: (1) ensure that the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) is fully funded and deployed in areas where sexual violence is most prevalent; (2) include an adequate number of female troops and police in MONUC; and (3) hold all MONUC and associated personnel who have committed acts of rape or sexual exploitation accountable for their crimes and ensure that they are permanently barred from serving in any future peacekeeping operation.
Encourages a transparent process for the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's review of mining contracts.
Urges U.S. companies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to exert oversight concerning where their products are coming from and who is benefiting from the trade.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2008 to Sep 18, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Original | May 22, 2008 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 17, 2008 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jun 17, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 10, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 21, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Sep 9, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 18, 2008 |
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 May 22, 2008 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2008Mr. Crowley moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 23, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8632-8633)
- Sep 23, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1227.
- Sep 23, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8632-8633)
- Sep 23, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E2018 | Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA | Sep 26, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8632, H8633Text printed H8632 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Joseph Crowley D-NY | Sep 23, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42618 | Conflict Minerals in Central Africa: U.S. and International Responses Archived | Report | Jul 20, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Condemning sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and calling on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- American investments
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil-military relations
- Commerce
- Corporate accountability
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Democracy
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Diplomats
- Economic assistance
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government ethics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International relief
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Military training
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining engineering
- Peace negotiations
- Peacekeeping forces
- Police training
- Prosecution
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Rape
- Rule of law
- Sex crimes
- United Nations
- Victims of crimes
- Women
- Women soldiers
- Women's rights
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2008Engrossed in House
- May 22, 2008Introduced in House
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