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HRES 849 108th Congress House

Congratulating Wangari Maathai for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and commending her for her tireless work to promote sustainable development, democracy, peace, and women's rights in Africa.

Introduced: October 8, 2004 Introduced by: Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congratulates Wangari Maathai for winning the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.

Commends her for her tireless work for sustainable development, democracy, peace and women's rights in Africa.

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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2004
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Oct 8, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 849: Congratulating Wangari Maathai for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and commending her for her tireless work to promote sustainable development, democracy, peace, and women's rights in Africa.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-849/
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"H. Res. 849: Congratulating Wangari Maathai for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and commending her for her tireless work to promote sustainable development, democracy, peace, and women's rights in Africa.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-849/.
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H. Res. 849, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-849/.
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