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.

3.0.0 178 2023-01-11T17:02:45Z 2023-01-11T17:02:45Z Senate S SRES 2007-05-01 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2008-03-10T23:17:15Z Referred to 2007-05-01T14:21:03Z 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. 110 100 HRES 2007-05-01 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 16:06:39 Related bill CRS 2008-03-10 Senate Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 3/11/2008 S1890-1891) Floor 2008-03-10 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 3/11/2008 S1890-1891) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-10 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1823) Floor 2008-03-10 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2008-03-10 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2007-05-01 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5398-5399) IntroReferral 2007-05-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5399-5400) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-06-18 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-07-18 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-07-18 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-08-02 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-08-03 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-09-04 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-09-04 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-09-05 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-09-12 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-10-15 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-12-03 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-12-11 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-01-24 False International Affairs Child abuse Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Congressional tributes Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against women Criminal investigation Families Family violence Forensic medicine Government Operations and Politics Guatemala Health Human rights Judges Judicial officers Kidnapping Latin America Law Law enforcement officers Misconduct in office Missing persons Murder Police Police training Prosecution Public prosecutors Rule of law Sexual harassment Torture Victims of crimes Witnesses Women Women's rights International Affairs

00 2007-05-01 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-30T22:01:45Z 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.

Encourages the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to provide assistance in establishing a comprehensive missing persons system and a state protection program for witnesses, victims' relatives, and human rights defenders.

Encourages the Secretary to support efforts to identify perpetrators and unknown victims through forensic analysis, including assisting the government of Guatemala in adequately funding the National Institute for Forensic Science (INACIF) and training lab personnel in investigatory and evidence gathering protocols.

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

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35 2008-03-10 Passed Senate amended 2008-05-08T21:32:21Z Expresses condolences to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and recognizes the families' courage in seeking justice.

Expresses the solidarity of the people of the United States with the people of Guatemala in the face of these tragic acts.

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

Urges the government of Guatemala to: (1) strengthen laws with respect to domestic violence and sexual harassment, improve the integrity of the prosecutorial and judicial systems, and provide the resources to enforce justice for crimes against women; and (2) hold accountable law enforcement and judicial officials who have failed to investigate and prosecute the murders.

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

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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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS 4150 110 SAMDT To amend the preamble. 2019-11-15T21:52:02Z 2008-03-10 Amendment SA 4150 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 4150 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/4150 B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2008-03-10T04:00:00Z 2008-03-10T04:00:00Z Senate 110 SRES Senate S 178 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. 2023-01-11T17:02:45Z 6 2008-03-10 0 Senate Amendment SA 4150 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-03-10 0 Senate Amendment SA 4150 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Bingaman. (consideration: CR S1823; text: CR S1823) To amend the preamble. Floor 2008-03-10 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-10 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4150 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Bingaman.(consideration: CR S1823; text: CR S1823) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-10 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4150 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 4149 110 SAMDT To amend the resolution. 2019-11-15T21:52:02Z 2008-03-10 Amendment SA 4149 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 4149 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/4149 B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2008-03-10T04:00:00Z 2008-03-10T04:00:00Z Senate 110 SRES Senate S 178 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. 2023-01-11T17:02:45Z 6 2008-03-10 0 Senate Amendment SA 4149 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-03-10 0 Senate Amendment SA 4149 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Bingaman. (consideration: CR S1822-1823; text: CR S1823) To amend the resolution. Floor 2008-03-10 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4149 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Bingaman.(consideration: CR S1822-1823; text: CR S1823) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-10 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4149 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-10 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Agreed to Senate 2008-03-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sres178ats/xml/BILLS-110sres178ats.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sres178is/xml/BILLS-110sres178is.xml 2008-03-10 Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 3/11/2008 S1890-1891) 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.