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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Introduced: February 12, 2020 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 12, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and use its voice, vote, and influence to support the aims of the convention.

What's happening now February 12, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 854: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-854/
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"H. Res. 854: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-854/.
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H. Res. 854, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-854/.
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[H. Res. 854: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-854/)
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