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Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of…

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Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society.

Introduced: July 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Denounces, demands the cessation of, and condemns the perpetrators of the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society; (2) regardless of religion, geography, or form of government, women should not be denied equal rights, which should be defended; and (3) the United States should renew consideration of and ratify its signature on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

What's happening now July 28, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 28, 2006
HARMAN, JANE
· Jul 28, 2006
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 28, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 28, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 28, 2006
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 28, 2006
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 970: Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-970/
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"H. Res. 970: Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-970/.
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H. Res. 970, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-970/.
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[H. Res. 970: Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-970/)
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