A resolution commending the Kingdom of Lesotho for the enactment of a law to improve the status of married women and ensure the access of married women to property rights.
Latest action · Jul 16, 2007 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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 29, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseJul 16, 2007
Summary
Applauds the enactment of the Legal Capacity of Married Persons Act by the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Lauds the Kingdom of Lesotho for demonstrating its commitment to improve gender equity.
Commends the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for developing and implementing policies to advance gender equity in the Kingdom of Lesotho and other countries eligible for MCC financial assistance.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to Jun 20, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 21, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 21, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 20, 2007 |
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 Mar 29, 2007Markup Jun 26, 2007 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2007Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jul 16, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7802-7804)
- Jul 16, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 294.
- Jul 16, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7802)
- Jul 16, 2007Motion 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 E1555 | Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL | Jul 18, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7802–H7804Text printed H7802 | Diane E. Watson D-CA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 16, 2007 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-91 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS398 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 26, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 103 | A resolution commending the Kingdom of Lesotho, on the occasion of International Women's Day, for the enactment of a law to improve the status of married women and ensure the access of married women to property rights. | Related bill | Mar 9, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Commending the Kingdom of Lesotho, on the occasion of International Women's Day, for the enactment of a law to improve the status of married women and ensure the access of married women to property rights.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- A resolution commending the Kingdom of Lesotho for the enactment of a law to improve the status of married women and ensure the access of married women to property rights.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2007Engrossed in House
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
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