[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 96 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 96

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate 
    should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
                     Discrimination Against Women.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 1997

   Ms. Woolsey (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
   McKinney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Yates, Mr. Olver, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Payne) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate 
    should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
                     Discrimination Against Women.

    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the full realization of the rights of women is vital to 
        the development and well-being of people of all nations; and
            (2) the Senate should, therefore, give its advice and 
        consent to the ratification of the Convention on the 
        Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
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