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SRES 231 101th Congress Senate International Affairs Advice and consent of the Senate Families Human rights Treaty-making power United Nations

A resolution urging the submission of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification.

Introduced: January 23, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Apr 5, 1990
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.
Apr 5, 1990
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Apr 5, 1990
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 23, 1990
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 23, 1990
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the President to seek the consent of the Senate to the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the United Nations on November 20, 1989.

What's happening now April 5, 1990

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.

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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jun 19, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 231: A resolution urging the submission of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SRES-231/
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"S. Res. 231: A resolution urging the submission of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SRES-231/.
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S. Res. 231, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SRES-231/.
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[S. Res. 231: A resolution urging the submission of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SRES-231/)
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