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HRES 32 103th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning systematic rape in the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Introduced: January 21, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 18, 1993
Executive Comment Received from State.
Jan 25, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jan 25, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.
Jan 22, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jan 6, 1993
Introduced in House
Jan 6, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Latest action March 18, 1993

Executive Comment Received from State.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that rape is an unacceptable means of warfare and condemns the systematic and widespread rape of women and girls in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Bosnia).

Applauds: (1) Secretary of State Eagleburger for denouncing crimes against humanity in the conflict in Bosnia and for calling for an international crimes tribunal to prosecute such crimes; and (2) the adoption of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 798 and the declaration of the Council of Ministers of the European Community which denounced the systematic rape of Moslem women in such conflict.

Urges the President to: (1) publicly condemn systematic rape in such conflict; (2) state that rape and forced pregnancy as tactics of war are crimes against humanity and war crimes; and (3) support the establishment by the UN of an international tribunal to prosecute such crimes.

Urges that: (1) all countries participating in humanitarian relief efforts in the former Yugoslavia should allocate resources for the treatment of rape victims; and (2) all parties to the conflict should take steps to protect rights of women and girls.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11 Independent 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 22, 1993
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 22, 1993
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 21, 1993
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jan 21, 1993
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 21, 1993
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jan 21, 1993
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 1993
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 6, 1993
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 6, 1993
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 6, 1993
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 6, 1993
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 6, 1993
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 6, 1993
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 6, 1993
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 6, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 32: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning systematic rape in the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-32/
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"H. Res. 32: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning systematic rape in the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-32/.
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H. Res. 32, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-32/.
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