A resolution supporting the goals of International Women's Day.
Latest action · Mar 13, 2014 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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 6, 2014
- Agreed to in SenateMar 13, 2014
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Supports the goals of International Women's Day. Recognizes that the empowerment of women is linked to the potential of countries to generate economic growth, sustainable democracy, and inclusive security.
Honors the women in the United States and around the world who have worked to ensure that women are guaranteed equality and basic human rights.
Reaffirms the Senate's commitment to ending discrimination and violence against women and girls and to pursuing policies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls worldwide, and to promoting meaningful participation of women in all aspects of their societies and communities.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2014 to Mar 10, 2014; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Mar 10, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2014Markup Mar 11, 2014Reported Mar 11, 2014 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2014Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1669)
- Mar 13, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 11, 2014Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 11, 2014Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- Mar 11, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 325.
- Mar 6, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Mar 6, 2014Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1367-1368)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1669Amendments S1666, S1669 | Harry Reid D-NV, Jeanne Shaheen D-NH (amendment), Mark Kirk R-IL (amendment), Mike Lee R-UT (amendment) | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Senate | Text printed S1367 | — | Mar 6, 2014 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this resolution.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2852 | To strike the quotation from the United States Agency for International Development regarding educated women. | Jeanne Shaheen D-NH | Amendment SA 2852 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 74 | A resolution supporting the goals of International Women's Day. | Related bill | Mar 11, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution supporting the goals of International Women's Day.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2014Agreed to Senate
- Mar 11, 2014Reported to Senate
- Mar 6, 2014Introduced in Senate
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