[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 343 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 343

  Commending the State of Kuwait for granting women certain important 
                           political rights.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2005

Mr. Crowley (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Davis of California, 
  Mr. Engel, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. 
  McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
   Sanders, Ms. Solis, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
 Lantos, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
 California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Meek 
    of Florida, Ms. Watson, Mr. Issa, and Ms. Waters) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Commending the State of Kuwait for granting women certain important 
                           political rights.

Whereas on May 16, 2005, the Parliament of the State of Kuwait amended Article 1 
        of the Election Law 35 of 1962, providing female citizens of Kuwait the 
        right to vote and run in the 2007 elections;
Whereas the rights of women are of paramount importance in international human 
        rights, to be respected and promoted regardless of historical, cultural, 
        or religious heritage;
Whereas the active advancement of women's rights throughout the world is and 
        remains an important policy priority of the United States; and
Whereas the Department of State recognizes that the Kuwaiti parliamentary vote 
        of May 16, 2005, was an important step forward for the women of Kuwait 
        and the nation as a whole, and the United States views this step as a 
        positive development on the road to political reform, serving as a 
        positive example for other governments and societies in the region that 
        are on the path to political freedom, inclusion of women, and full 
        democratization: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the Government and Parliament of the State of 
        Kuwait for providing female citizens of Kuwait the right to 
        vote and hold public office;
            (2) urges the full participation of Kuwaiti women in the 
        political life of their country; and
            (3) encourages the Government of Kuwait to continue taking 
        positive steps to achieve full modernization of its political 
        system and lasting democratic reform.
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