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HCONRES 119 104th Congress House

Supporting the commitments of the United States announced at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China, in September 1995.

Introduced: December 13, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Dec 22, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Dec 13, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Dec 13, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 22, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirms the universal nature of human rights and the principle that women's rights are human rights.

Supports: (1) the inter-agency council on women; and (2) action on the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Considers that dedication to enacting U.S. commitments to promote the following would benefit citizens around the world: (1) economic security; (2) the human rights of women; (3) the health of women and children; (4) the empowerment of women and the strengthening of families; and (5) women's legal status and political participation.

Encourages the U.S. Government to build on the strong partnership of nongovernmental organizations and governments that developed during the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. Urges governmental actions that uphold and enact the tenets of the platform for action and the commitments of the United States made at the Conference.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 13, 1995
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Dec 13, 1995
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 13, 1995
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 13, 1995
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 13, 1995
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Dec 13, 1995
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 13, 1995
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 13, 1995
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Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 13, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 119: Supporting the commitments of the United States announced at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China, in September 1995.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-119/
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"H. Con. Res. 119: Supporting the commitments of the United States announced at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China, in September 1995.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-119/.
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H. Con. Res. 119, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-119/.
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