A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the practice of politically motivated imprisonment of women around the world and calling on governments for the immediate release of women who are political prisoners.
Latest action · Sep 24, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5878)
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 24, 2020
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution expresses support for women who are being unjustly detained around the world and calls for their unconditional release.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 24, 2020 to Sep 30, 2020, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 30, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Sep 24, 2020Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5878)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
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- Sep 24, 2020Introduced in Senate
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