Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should give its advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Latest action · Jun 27, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
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.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the full realization of the rights of women is vital to the development and well-being of people of all nations; and (2) the Senate should, therefore, give its advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2017 to Dec 10, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 24, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Dec 10, 2018 |
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 24, 2017 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Jun 27, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- May 24, 2017Introduced in House
- May 24, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E712)
- May 24, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E712 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | May 24, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should give its advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2017Introduced in House
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