SRES 229
117th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Afghanistan
Asia
Child safety and welfare
Congressional tributes
Crimes against women
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Violent crime
Women's rights
A resolution recognizing the devastating attack on a girls' school in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 8, 2021, and expressing solidarity with the Afghan people.
Introduced: May 24, 2021
Introduced by:
Shaheen, Jeanne
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Became law
Jun 7, 2021
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3963; text: 5/24/2021 CR S3337)
Jun 7, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3963; text: 5/24/2021 CR S3337)
May 27, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 67.
May 27, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
May 25, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 24, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This resolution expresses the Senate's condolences to the people of Afghanistan and the Hazara, an ethnic minority community in Afghanistan. The resolution also condemns all forms of violence against women and girls in Afghanistan and supports U.S. and international efforts to ensure that girls in Afghanistan can safely attend school.
(On May 8, 2021, a bomb attack at the Sayed Ul-Shuhada High School in Kabul killed more than 85 people.)
What's happening now
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3963; text: 5/24/2021 CR S3337)
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