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HJRES 12 112th Congress International Affairs

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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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, 2011 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 12: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-12/
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"H.J. Res. 12: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-12/.
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H.J. Res. 12, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-12/.
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[H.J. Res. 12: 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/112-HJRES-12/)
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