A resolution to support the empowerment of women and urge countries to #FreeThe20.
Latest action · Sep 22, 2015 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6898-6899)
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.
- IntroducedSep 22, 2015
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Recognizes: (1) the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, as well as the September 2015 conference at the United Nations to empower women; and (2) that many women will not be able to participate in the dialogue about such conference because they are imprisoned.
Reiterates support for efforts to empower women and secure universal human rights for women.
Welcomes the release of Ta Phong Tan of Vietnam on September 19, 2015, and calls for the release of the women mentioned in the preamble of this resolution.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2015 to Sep 24, 2015; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 22, 2015 |
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 Sep 22, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Sep 22, 2015Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6898-6899)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 | Text printed S6898 | — | Sep 22, 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43239 | Venezuela: Issues for Congress, 2013-2016 Archived | Report | Jan 23, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution to support the empowerment of women and urge countries to #FreeThe20.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
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