Skip to main content
HRES 21 108th Congress House International Affairs Advice and consent of the Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Human rights Sex discrimination Treaties Treaty-making power Women Women's rights

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 (CEDAW).

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This resolution expired with the 108th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the full realization of the rights of women is vital to the development and well-being of people of all nations; and (2) the Senate should, therefore, give its advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
What's happening now January 7, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 20 Independent 1
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 16, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 20, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 20, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 27, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 5, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 7, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 7, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 7, 2003
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 21: 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 (CEDAW).. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-21/
MLA
"H. Res. 21: 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 (CEDAW).." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-21/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 21, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-21/.
Markdown link
[H. Res. 21: 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 (CEDAW).](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-21/)
Report a problem