3.0.0 261 2023-01-11T13:31:15Z 2023-01-11T13:31:15Z House HRES 2015-05-13 114 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-20T13:27:16Z Referred to 2015-05-13T14:02:35Z 2015-05-20 hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. Committee 2015-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 N W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2015-05-13 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-05-13 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2015-05-13 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2015-05-13 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2015-05-13 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2015-05-13 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-05-13 True P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. 0 2015-05-13 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2015-05-13 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2015-05-13 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2015-05-13 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] MAXINE WATERS D CA 43 2015-05-13 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2015-05-13 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-05-13 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2015-05-13 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-05-13 True G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 2015-05-13 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-05-14 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2015-05-14 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2015-05-14 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2015-09-09 False International Affairs Asia Congressional tributes Crimes against children Crimes against women Disaster relief and insurance Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Natural disasters Nepal Reconstruction and stabilization Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Violent crime Women's education Women's employment Women's rights International Affairs 00 2015-05-13 Introduced in House 2015-05-29T19:54:51Z Expresses: (1) sympathy to the people of Nepal for the loss of life and destruction as a result of the earthquake, (2) solidarity with the people of Nepal and continued commitment assist Nepal recover from this tragedy, and (3) support for relief and reconstruction assistance provided by relief agencies and the international community.

Urges the treatment of gender equality, female empowerment, and preventing and addressing gender-based violence (GBV) against women and children as a priority for the U.S. government's humanitarian relief and recovery efforts in Nepal.

Recognizes that GBV is a human rights violation that must be addressed.

Urges U.S. agencies to fund and implement programs that are consistent with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Guidelines on Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings.

Affirms a commitment to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls through U.S.-led post-disaster recovery and reconstruction activities to promote the realization of social, economic, and political rights.

]]> Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Nepal to ensure that the unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in reconstruction in the aftermath of the April 25, 2015, earthquake. Display Title Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Nepal to ensure that the unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in reconstruction in the aftermath of the April 25, 2015, earthquake. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Nepal to ensure that the unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in reconstruction in the aftermath of the April 25, 2015, earthquake. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hres261ih/xml/BILLS-114hres261ih.xml 2015-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. 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.