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HRES 220 104th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Introduced: September 12, 1995 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Advice and consent of the SenateCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressHuman rights
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Sep 12, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 12, 1995
Introduced in House
Sep 7, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8604)
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 Latest action September 12, 1995

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the realization of women's rights is vital to people of all nations; and (2) the Senate should give its advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 10
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 15, 1995
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Dec 15, 1995
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Dec 14, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 13, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 7, 1995
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 12, 1995
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 12, 1995
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 12, 1995
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 12, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 12, 1995
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 12, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 12, 1995
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 12, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 220: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-220/
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"H. Res. 220: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-220/.
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H. Res. 220, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-220/.
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