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S. Res. 494 116th Congress Senate

A resolution denouncing female genital mutilation or cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase…

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Official title: A resolution denouncing female genital mutilation or cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice.

Introduced: February 10, 2020 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
International Affairs Child healthForeign aid and international reliefHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperation
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S966)
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 Latest action February 10, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S966)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution denounces female genital mutilation or cutting as a human rights violation. It also urges the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to incorporate efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation or cutting and calls on the international community to increase efforts to eliminate this practice.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 106 Identical bill Denouncing female genital mutilation/cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the inter…
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 Cosponsors 4
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 10, 2020
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 10, 2020
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 10, 2020
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 494: A resolution denouncing female genital mutilation or cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-494/
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"S. Res. 494: A resolution denouncing female genital mutilation or cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-494/.
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S. Res. 494, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-494/.
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[S. Res. 494: A resolution denouncing female genital mutilation or cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-494/)
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