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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.

Introduced: April 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 2, 2009
Received in the House.
May 22, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 21, 2009
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5883-5884)
May 21, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5883-5884)
May 21, 2009
The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
May 21, 2009
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5883-5884; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S5883)
May 13, 2009
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 61.
May 13, 2009
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
May 5, 2009
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 23, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4699)
Apr 23, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,224 — To amend the preamble. Agreed to May 21, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 13, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Urges the government of Afghanistan to revise the Shi'ite Personal Status Law, including its provisions on marital rape and women's freedom of movement, to ensure its consistency with internationally recognized rights of women, including those contained in treaties to which Afghanistan is a party.

Supports President Karzai's decision to analyze the draft law and strongly urges him not to publish it until it has been revised to be consistent with internationally recognized rights of women.

Encourages the Secretary of State, the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, and the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan to consider the status of women's rights and security in Afghanistan.

Encourages the government of Afghanistan to solicit information and advice from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Women's Affairs, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, and women-led nongovernmental organizations to ensure that legislation and policies uphold the equal rights of women.

What's happening now June 2, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 23, 2009
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 23, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 23, 2009
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 23, 2009
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 23, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 19: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-19/
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"S. Con. Res. 19: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-19/.
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S. Con. Res. 19, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-19/.
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[S. Con. Res. 19: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-19/)
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