[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 22 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 22

 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 (CEDAW).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

 Ms. Woolsey (for herself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hinchey, 
 Mr. Cohen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wu, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
     Shea-Porter, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Lee of 
   California, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. 
   Hirono, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Ms. Waters, Ms. Richardson, and Mr. Farr) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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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 (CEDAW).

    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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