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HCONRES 20 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies to end this practice.

Introduced: January 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Child safety and welfareCrimes against childrenHuman rightsMilitary personnel and dependents
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It was not agreed to before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 13, 2009
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 Latest action January 13, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies to end this practice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Garamendi, John
California · May 27, 2010
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 27, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 27, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 12, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 13, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jan 13, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 20: Expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies to end this practice.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-20/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 20: Expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies to end this practice.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-20/.
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H. Con. Res. 20, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-20/.
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[H. Con. Res. 20: Expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies to end this practice.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-20/)
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