[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 20 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 20

 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 5, 2011

  Ms. Woolsey (for herself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
 Maloney, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
Capuano, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cohen, 
 Mr. Cummings, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Payne, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
 Moran, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Olver, 
Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Zoe 
     Lofgren of California, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Stark, Mr. Brady of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Holt, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
Baldwin, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Kaptur, 
Mr. Michaud, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Al 
Green of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Hirono, 
  Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Speier, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
Honda, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, 
and Mr. Yarmuth) 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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