HRES 20
112th Congress
House
International Affairs
Congressional oversight
Human rights
International law and treaties
Senate
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's rights
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 5, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Jan 5, 2011
Introduced in House
Jan 5, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Committees of jurisdiction
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