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HRES 22 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 6, 2009
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 Latest action January 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the full realization of the rights of women is vital to the development and well-being of people of all nations; and (2) the Senate should, therefore, give its advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 35
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jun 9, 2010
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 23, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 26, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 9, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 23, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 23, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 23, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 12, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 12, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 12, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 11, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 10, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 10, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 10, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 3, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 28, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 26, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 26, 2009
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 26, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jan 14, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 14, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 14, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 14, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 14, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 9, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 9, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 9, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 9, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 9, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 9, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 9, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 6, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 6, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 6, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 6, 2009
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 6, 2009
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 6, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 22: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-22/
MLA
"H. Res. 22: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-22/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 22, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-22/.
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[H. Res. 22: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-22/)
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