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Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government should support the human rights and dignity of all persons with disabilities by pledging support for the drafting and working toward…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government should support the human rights and dignity of all persons with disabilities by pledging support for the drafting and working toward the adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the United Nations General Assembly to augment the existing United Nations human rights system, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 12, 2003
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 12, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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Urges: (1) the United States to play a leading role in the drafting of a thematic United Nations (UN) convention that affirms the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, and that, among other things, is consistent with the spirit of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, the United States Constitution, and other rights enjoyed by U.S. citizens with disabilities; and (2) the President to instruct the Secretary of State to send to the UN Ad Hoc Committee meetings a U.S. delegation that includes individuals with disabilities who are recognized leaders in the U.S. disability rights movement.

What's happening now June 12, 2003

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 52 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government should support the human rig…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 2, 2003
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 2, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 20, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 169: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government should support the human rights and dignity of all persons with disabilities by pledging support for the drafting and working toward the adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the United Nations General Assembly to augment the existing United Nations human rights system, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-169/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 169: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government should support the human rights and dignity of all persons with disabilities by pledging support for the drafting and working toward the adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the United Nations General Assembly to augment the existing United Nations human rights system, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-169/.
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H. Con. Res. 169, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-169/.
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[H. Con. Res. 169: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government should support the human rights and dignity of all persons with disabilities by pledging support for the drafting and working toward the adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the United Nations General Assembly to augment the existing United Nations human rights system, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-169/)
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