[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 147 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 147

Commending the decision to grant women in Kuwait the right to vote and 
                        run for elected office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 1999

Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, and 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York) submitted the following concurrent 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Commending the decision to grant women in Kuwait the right to vote and 
                        run for elected office.

Whereas His Royal Highness Emir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah and the Kuwaiti 
        Cabinet have recognized the right of Kuwaiti women citizens to 
        participate in their country's electoral politics beginning in 2003;
Whereas on May 16, 1999, the Emir decreed with the Cabinet's blessing that women 
        should be given the right to vote and run for the elected national 
        assembly; and
Whereas many men and women in Kuwait have been advocating for human and 
        political rights and full participation of all citizens in the political 
        process: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress of the United States--
            (1) commends His Royal Highness Emir Jabir al-Ahmad al-
        Jabir al-Sabah of Kuwait for his commitment to Kuwaiti womens' 
        right to vote and run for public office, as reflected in his 
        decision on May 16, 1999;
            (2) congratulates the women of Kuwait for this achievement;
            (3) urges the Kuwaiti Parliament to strongly support this 
        landmark decision giving women in Kuwait the right to vote and 
        run for elected office, and which brings honor and respect to 
        the Emir and the people of Kuwait; and
            (4) urges President Clinton to support further democratic 
        development in the Persian Gulf region.
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