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SRES 184 113th Congress Senate International Affairs Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Crime prevention Crimes against women Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Women's rights

A resolution recognizing refugee women and girls on World Refugee Day.

Introduced: June 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2013
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5098; text as passed Senate: CR S5027-5028)
Jun 24, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5098; text as passed Senate: CR S5027-5028)
Jun 24, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports the goals of World Refugee Day.

Reaffirms the Senate's commitment to the protection, well-being, and self-reliance of refugee women and girls and their families in U.S. humanitarian policy, programs, and diplomacy and recognizes the work of the United States Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to this end.

Reiterates the importance of targeted programs for refugee women and girls that prevent and respond to gender-based violence, support self-reliance, and promote leadership skills.

Recognizes the work of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State, the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), nongovernmental organizations, advocacy groups, and communities across the United States in resettling refugees in the United States.

Celebrates the contributions that refugee women and girls make to their families and communities.

What's happening now June 24, 2013

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5098; text as passed Senate: CR S5027-5028)

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