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HRES 683 114th Congress House International Affairs Assault and harassment offenses Business ethics Crimes against women Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employment discrimination and employee rights International organizations and cooperation Labor standards Labor-management relations Public contracts and procurement Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Trade agreements and negotiations Women's employment Women's rights Worker safety and health

Supporting and protecting the right of women working in developing countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, reprisals, and intimidation.

Introduced: April 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 14, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should:

  • support policies that create safe and decent jobs in developing countries,
  • support policies that reduce gender-based violence and other forms of discrimination at work,
  • encourage the development of an International Labour Conference Convention to address gender-based violence at work,
  • promote labor rights in trade agreements and enforce the right of women and other workers to join unions, and
  • encourage U.S. companies with international supply chains and U.S. procurement agencies to ensure that their products are produced in workplaces that work to end gender-based workplace violence and respect the rights of women workers.
What's happening now April 14, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
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Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 15, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 7, 2016
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 13, 2016
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 31, 2016
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Chu, Judy
California · May 16, 2016
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 16, 2016
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Smith, Adam
Washington · May 16, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2016
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 11, 2016
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 21, 2016
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 14, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 683: Supporting and protecting the right of women working in developing countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, reprisals, and intimidation.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-683/
MLA
"H. Res. 683: Supporting and protecting the right of women working in developing countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, reprisals, and intimidation.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-683/.
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H. Res. 683, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-683/.
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[H. Res. 683: Supporting and protecting the right of women working in developing countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, reprisals, and intimidation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-683/)
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