IV 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 22 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 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).

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.