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HRES 292 109th Congress House International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Democracy Government Operations and Politics Kuwait Middle East and North Africa Voting rights Women Women in government Women's rights

Commending the State of Kuwait for granting women certain important political rights.

Introduced: May 23, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 23, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends the women and Government of the State of Kuwait for providing female citizens of Kuwait the right to vote and hold public office.

Urges the full participation of Kuwaiti women in their country's political life.

Encourages the Government of Kuwait to continue taking positive steps to achieve full modernization of its political system and lasting democratic reform.

What's happening now May 23, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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  • HRES 343 Related bill Commending the State of Kuwait for granting women certain important political rights.
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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 26, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 26, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 292: Commending the State of Kuwait for granting women certain important political rights.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-292/
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"H. Res. 292: Commending the State of Kuwait for granting women certain important political rights.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-292/.
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H. Res. 292, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-292/.
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