Expressing the continued commitment of the House of Representatives to condemn and prevent the use of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict as a weapon of war and fully implement the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda.

3.0.0 894 2022-02-09T03:11:55Z 2022-02-09T09:21:52Z House HRES 2020-03-10 116 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2020-04-03T16:40:06Z Referred to 2020-03-10T14:03:00Z 2020-04-03 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. Committee 2020-03-10 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 N C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2020-07-29 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2020-07-29 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2020-07-29 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-08-11 False International Affairs Assault and harassment offenses Conflicts and wars Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Health promotion and preventive care Human rights International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Sex and reproductive health Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Women's health Women's rights International Affairs

00 2020-03-10 Introduced in House 2020-03-25T14:53:01Z This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the policy of the United States to (1) ensure and promote the meaningful and effective participation of women in all aspects of overseas conflict prevention, management, and resolution; and (2) work toward preventing the use of gender-based violence in armed conflict and ensuring accountability for victims and survivors of such violence.

It is further the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should (1) adopt a feminist foreign policy that places the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls at its center; and (2) respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of women and girls.

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Expressing the continued commitment of the House of Representatives to condemn and prevent the use of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict as a weapon of war and fully implement the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda. Display Title Expressing the continued commitment of the House of Representatives to condemn and prevent the use of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict as a weapon of war and fully implement the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the continued commitment of the House of Representatives to condemn and prevent the use of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict as a weapon of war and fully implement the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hres894ih/xml/BILLS-116hres894ih.xml 2020-04-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. 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.