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HRES 521 112th Congress House International Affairs Caribbean area Child safety and welfare Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against children Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Disaster relief and insurance Domestic violence and child abuse Foreign aid and international relief Haiti Health care coverage and access Human rights Judges Latin America Law enforcement officers Mental health Reconstruction and stabilization Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.

Introduced: January 23, 2012 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Feb 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Jan 23, 2012
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sympathizes with the families of women and children victimized by sexual and other forms of gender-based violence in Haiti.

Urges treatment of the issue of violence against women and children as a priority for U.S. humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.

Supports passage of Haiti's first comprehensive law on the prevention, punishment, and elimination of gender-based violence.

What's happening now February 3, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 20
LEVIN, SANDER
· May 10, 2012
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Jan 23, 2012
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 23, 2012
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jan 23, 2012
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 23, 2012
Richmond, Cedric
· Jan 23, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 23, 2012
WATT, MELVIN
· Jan 23, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 521: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-521/
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"H. Res. 521: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-521/.
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H. Res. 521, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-521/.
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