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HCONRES 196 108th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide assistance for women and women's organizations in Iraq in order to strengthen and stabilize the emerging Iraqi democracy.

Introduced: September 3, 2003 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Access to health careAgricultural assistanceAgriculture and FoodCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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DemocracyEconomic assistanceEducationElementary and secondary educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHigher educationIraqIraq compilationLabor and EmploymentMiddle East and North AfricaWomenWomen in governmentWomen in public lifeWomen's education
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May 22, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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 Latest action May 22, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, acting through appropriate Federal agencies, should provide assistance for women and women's organizations in Iraq in order to strengthen and stabilize emerging Iraqi democracy, including through the protection of the rights of Iraqi women and their families, the revitalization of the agricultural sector, the restoration of the healthcare system, increased educational opportunities for women and girls, and increased employment opportunities for women in order to afford full participation by women in all aspects of public life, including government.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 3, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 3, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 10, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 10, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 2, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 196: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide assistance for women and women's organizations in Iraq in order to strengthen and stabilize the emerging Iraqi democracy.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-196/
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"H. Con. Res. 196: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide assistance for women and women's organizations in Iraq in order to strengthen and stabilize the emerging Iraqi democracy.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-196/.
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H. Con. Res. 196, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-196/.
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[H. Con. Res. 196: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide assistance for women and women's organizations in Iraq in order to strengthen and stabilize the emerging Iraqi democracy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-196/)
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