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SRES 279 106th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations should hold hearings and the Senate should act on the Convention on the Elimination of All…

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Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations should hold hearings and the Senate should act on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Introduced: March 30, 2000 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 106th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1998)
Mar 30, 2000
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 Latest action March 30, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1998)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Senate Foreign Relations Committee should hold hearings on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); and (2) the Senate should act on CEDAW by July 19, 2000, the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Convention by the United States.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 30, 2000
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 30, 2000
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 30, 2000
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 30, 2000
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 30, 2000
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 30, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 279: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations should hold hearings and the Senate should act on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-279/
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"S. Res. 279: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations should hold hearings and the Senate should act on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-279/.
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S. Res. 279, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-279/.
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[S. Res. 279: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations should hold hearings and the Senate should act on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-279/)
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