A resolution supporting the goals of International Women's Day.
Latest action · Apr 13, 2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2063; text of committee substitute as amended: CR S2063)
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 3, 2016
- Agreed to in SenateApr 13, 2016
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 16, 2016. 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 a country's potential to generate economic growth, sustainable democracy, and inclusive security.
Recognizes individuals in the United States and around the world, including women human rights defenders and civil society leaders, who have worked to ensure that women are guaranteed equality and basic human rights.
Reaffirms the commitment to: (1) end discrimination and violence against women and girls, and ensure their safety and welfare; (2) pursue policies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls worldwide; and (3) promote women's participation in every aspect of society and community.
Supports sustainable global development that seeks to achieve gender equality.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2016 to Mar 10, 2016; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 8, 2016 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Mar 10, 2016 |
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 3, 2016Markup Mar 10, 2016Reported Mar 16, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2063; text of committee substitute as amended: CR S2063)
- Mar 16, 2016Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
- Mar 16, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
- Mar 10, 2016Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Mar 3, 2016Introduced in Senate
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 S2063, S2064Amendments S2063 | James M. Inhofe R-OK | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Senate | Text printed S1282 | — | Mar 3, 2016 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44458 | Closing Space: Restrictions on Civil Society Around the World and U.S. Responses Archived | Report | Apr 8, 2016 |
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: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2016Agreed to Senate
- Mar 16, 2016Reported to Senate
- Mar 3, 2016Introduced in Senate
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