IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 57 
Celebrating the first anniversary of the coalition of signatory countries to 
the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and 
Strengthening the Family. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2021 
Mr. BANKS (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. MILLER of Illi-
nois, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. 
MOOLENAAR, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. RUTHER-
FORD, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. BUDD, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. 
MULLIN, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. MANN, 
Mr. CARTER
of Georgia, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mrs. 
HARSHBARGER, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. JOHNSON of Lou-
isiana, Mr. PALAZZO, and Mrs. WAGNER) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Celebrating the first anniversary of the coalition of signatory 
countries to the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Pro-
moting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family. 
Whereas the United States strongly supports women reaching 
the highest attainable outcomes for health, life, dignity, 
and well-being throughout their lives; 
Whereas the historic coalition that issued the Geneva Con-
sensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and 
Strengthening the Family (in this preamble referred to as 
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the ‘‘Geneva Consensus Declaration’’) was formed by a 
diverse group of countries committed to charting a more 
positive path to advance the health of women, protect the 
family as foundational to any healthy society, affirm the 
value of life in all stages of development, and uphold the 
sovereign right of countries to make their own laws to 
advance those core values, without external pressure; 
Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration was signed on 
October 22, 2020, by 32 countries from every region of 
the world, representing more than 1,600,000,000 people, 
which committed to working together on the core pillars 
enshrined in the Declaration, and 5 countries have subse-
quently signed; 
Whereas, although President Joseph R. Biden removed the 
United States as a signatory to the Geneva Consensus 
Declaration, at least temporarily, 36 countries remain 
signatories, and longstanding Federal laws that prohibit 
the United States from conducting or funding abortions, 
abortion lobbying, or coercive family planning in foreign 
countries remain in effect; 
Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that 
‘‘all are equal before the law’’ and ‘‘human rights of 
women are an inalienable, integral, and indivisible part of 
all human rights and fundamental freedoms’’; 
Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms the in-
herent ‘‘dignity and worth of the human person’’ and 
that ‘‘every human being has the inherent right to life’’; 
Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that 
‘‘there is no international right to abortion, nor any 
international obligation on the part of States to finance 
or facilitate abortion’’; 
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Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that 
‘‘the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of 
society and is entitled to protection by society and the 
State’’; and 
Whereas 
the 
Geneva 
Consensus 
Declaration 
coalition 
strengthens the collective voice of the signatory countries 
to prevent any country from being intimidated, isolated, 
or muted on the core values expressed in the Declaration: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) celebrates the first anniversary of the coali-
tion of signatory countries to the Geneva Consensus 
Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and 
Strengthening the Family (in this resolution referred 
to as the ‘‘Geneva Consensus Declaration’’); 
(2) affirms the commitments to protect life and 
the family made in the Geneva Consensus Declara-
tion and applauds the signatory countries for their 
dedication to advancing women’s health, protecting 
life at every stage while affirming that there is no 
international right to abortion, and upholding the 
importance of the family as foundational to society; 
(3) declares that the principles affirming life 
and the family recognized by the Geneva Consensus 
Declaration remain universally valid; 
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(4) welcomes opportunities to strengthen sup-
port for the Geneva Consensus Declaration; 
(5) will defend the sovereignty of every country 
to adopt national policies that promote women’s 
health, protect the right to life, and strengthen the 
family, as enshrined in the Geneva Consensus Dec-
laration; 
(6) will conduct oversight of the United States 
executive branch to ensure that the United States 
does not conduct or fund abortions, abortion lob-
bying, or coercive family planning in foreign coun-
tries, consistent with longstanding Federal law; and 
(7) urges the signatory countries to the Geneva 
Consensus Declaration to defend the universal prin-
ciples affirming life and the family expressed in the 
Declaration. 
Æ 
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