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HJRES 10 111th Congress House

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

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Official title: Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender- based persecutions, expressing the sense of Congress that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 10: Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender- based persecutions, expressing the sense of Congress that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-10/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 10: Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender- based persecutions, expressing the sense of Congress that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-10/.
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H.J. Res. 10, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-10/.
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[H.J. Res. 10: Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender- based persecutions, expressing the sense of Congress that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-10/)
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