A resolution expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.

3.0.0 100 2023-01-11T16:17:51Z 2023-01-11T16:17:51Z House H HRES 2007-01-24 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa17 Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-05T14:26:46Z hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-05T14:26:38Z Markup by 2007-03-27T13:12:36Z Referred to 2007-01-24T15:05:25Z A resolution expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes. 110 178 SRES 2008-03-10 Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 3/11/2008 S1890-1891) Related bill CRS 2007-05-01 16:06:39 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2007-05-01 16:06:34 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4242-4243) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2007-05-01 16:06:34 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4242-4243) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-01 15:48:07 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 100. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2007-05-01 15:48:03 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4242-4246) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-05-01 15:47:48 Mr. Sires moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2007-03-27 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote. Committee 2007-03-27 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 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00 2007-01-24 Introduced in House 2007-02-09T20:46:45Z Expresses condolences to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and recognizes the families' courage in seeking justice.

Condemns the ongoing abductions and murders of women and girls in Guatemala.

Urges the government of Guatemala to recognize domestic violence and sexual harassment as criminal acts and encourages the government of Guatemala to investigate the killings of women, prosecute those responsible, and eliminate the tolerance of violence against women.

Supports efforts to identify perpetrators and unknown victims through forensic analysis, including DNA testing.

Encourages the Secretary of State to urge the government of Guatemala to: (1) honor the victims of the brutal murders and to continue to include in the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices all instances of improper investigatory methods, threats against human rights activists, and the use of torture with respect to cases involving the murder and abduction of women and girls in Guatemala; (2) hold accountable those law enforcement and judicial officials who fail to investigate and prosecute the murders adequately; and (3) take measures to ensure that the special Guatemalan police and prosecutorial units are adequately staffed and have sufficient resources.

Recommends that the Secretary develop a comprehensive plan to combat the growing problem of violence against women in Latin America.

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81 2007-05-01 Passed House without amendment 2007-05-09T18:38:10Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses condolences to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and recognizes the families' courage in seeking justice.

Condemns the ongoing abductions and murders of women and girls in Guatemala.

Supports efforts to identify perpetrators and unknown victims through forensic analysis, including DNA testing.

Recommends that the Secretary develop a comprehensive plan to combat the growing problem of violence against women in Latin America.

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Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes. Display Title Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes. Engrossed in House 2007-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres100eh/xml/BILLS-110hres100eh.xml Introduced in House 2007-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres100ih/xml/BILLS-110hres100ih.xml 2007-05-01 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 16:06:39 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.