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).

Bill: 113-hres-19
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2013-01-04
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Human rights

International law and treaties

Senate

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Women's rights
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses 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. </p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 19 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2013 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Moore , Mr. Markey , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Polis , Mr. Waxman , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Levin , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Loebsack , Ms. Schwartz , Mr. Moran , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Rush , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Honda , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Welch , Ms. Brown of Florida , Ms. Speier , Ms. Meng , Mr. Andrews , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Edwards , and Mr. Fattah ) 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.