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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should seek to prevent any Talibanled government in Afghanistan from obtaining a seat in the United Nations, and should refuse to recognize any Afghan government, while gross violations of human rights persist against women and girls there.

Introduced: May 25, 1999 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 1, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Sep 1, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
May 25, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 25, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should instruct the U.S. representative to the United Nations (UN) to use all appropriate means to prevent the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan from obtaining the seat in the UN General Assembly reserved for Afghanistan as long as gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against women and girls persist; and (2) the U.S. should refuse to recognize any such government which is not taking actions to achieve specified goals in Afghanistan, including the effective participation of women in all civil, economic, and social life, the right of women and girls to an education without discrimination, and equal access of women and girls to health facilities.

What's happening now September 1, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3