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Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3845) Bill TextA joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. 3/27/2007--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India. 7/23/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses the sense of Congress that, as the leaders of the United States and the Republic of India have expressed commitment to the values of human freedom, democracy, and the rule of law, it is in U.S. interests to address the treatment of the Dalits and Tribals in India by: (1) raising the issue of caste discrimination and untouchability; (2) encouraging the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to ensure that the needs of Dalit organizations are incorporated in project development; (3) ensuring that projects that positively impact Dalit and Tribal communities, especially Dalit women, are developed; (4) ensuring that cooperative research programs targeting rural health care, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and rural technology contain proper focus on the [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Bill TextRecognizing the historical significance of the Pinedale Assembly Center, the reporting site for 4,823 Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II. 2/12/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the historical significance of the Pinedale Assembly Center (the reporting site for 4,823 Japanese Americans unjustly interned during World War II) and the importance of an appropriate memorial at that site to serve as a place for remembering the hardships endured by Japanese Americans.
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Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe. Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should grieve for the loss of life that defined the Third Reich and celebrate the continued education efforts for tolerance and justice, reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the fight against intolerance and prejudice in any form, and honoring the legacy of transparent procedure, government accountability, the rule of law, the pursuit of justice, and the struggle for universal freedom and human rights. 1/5/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should grieve for the loss of life that defined the Third Reich and celebrate the continued education efforts for tolerance and justice. States that: (1) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the fight against intolerance and prejudice; (2) Congress urges all members of the international community to honor those individuals of all races, creeds, and colors who were killed by the Nazis; and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equality of rights and reproductive rights. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the United States and any state from denying or abridging: (1) equality of rights under the law on account of sex; and (2) reproductive rights for women.
Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. 3/27/2007--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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Latest Action: 10/09/2007 - Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Bill TextA resolution denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society. 10/9/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Denounces and demands the cessation of the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and crimes. Asserts that women are not chattel, should not be trafficked, exploited, or sold for services, and should not be denied the right to education, to ownership of property, or to participate in full, economic, social and political life. Demands the cessation of these barbaric practices and the dismantling of social and institutional [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1579) Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq and all United States personnel under his command should receive from Congress the full support necessary to carry out the United States mission in Iraq. 2/5/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress should ensure that General David Petraeus, the Commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq, and all U.S. personnel under his command have the necessary resources to carry out their mission in Iraq; and (2) the government of Iraq must make visible progress toward meeting the political, economic, and military benchmarks enumerated in this Resolution.
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Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Bill TextExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq and all United States personnel under his command should receive from Congress the full support necessary to carry out the United States mission in Iraq. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Congress should ensure that General David Petraeus, the Commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq, and all U.S. personnel under his command have the necessary resources to carry out their mission in Iraq; and (2) the government of Iraq must make visible progress toward meeting the political, economic, and military benchmarks enumerated in this Resolution.
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Latest Action: 06/11/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 431. Bill TextRecognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States. 6/11/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Observes the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia. Commemorates that case's legacy in: (1) ending the ban on interracial marriage in the United States; and (2) recognizing that marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man" at the heart of the 14th Amendment protections.
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Latest Action: 07/17/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House. Bill TextHonoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth. 7/16/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors Thurgood Marshall and celebrates his lifetime achievements on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
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Latest Action: 12/05/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14798-14799) Bill TextA bill to require the President and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator to establish a comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries for which the United States provides assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes. 12/5/2007--Introduced. Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act of 2007 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) pursue a global HIV prevention strategy that emphasizes the needs of married and unmarried women and girls and addresses the factors that lead to gender disparities in HIV infection rates; and (2) balance funding for HIV prevention methods. Directs the President to: (1) formulate and submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make available to the public, a comprehensive and culturally appropriate global HIV prevention strategy that addresses the HIV vulnerability of married and unmarried women and girls and seeks to reduce [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerne Bill TextTo establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Establishes a Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which shall: (1) monitor the Socialist Republic of Vietnam's human rights compliance, with particular emphasis on the Montagnard peoples and the Central and Northwest Highlands; (2) maintain lists of persons believed to be imprisoned, detained, tortured, or otherwise persecuted by the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam due to their pursuit of the rights described in this Act; (3) monitor the development of the rule of law in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with particular emphasis on the Montagnard peoples and the Central and Northwest Highlands; and (4) monitor and encourage the development of programs and activities of the U.S. government and private organizations with a view toward increasing the U.S.-Vietnam interchange.
Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextRequiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Requires the House of Representatives, when the legislatures of an additional three states ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of such Amendment.
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Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the violation of the human rights of United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Sigma Huda, and others, by the caretaker government of Bangladesh. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Calls on the Secretary of State to determine if the charges brought against United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Sigma Huda, constitute a retaliation by the military-backed government of Bangladesh for her family's alleged political activities. Asks the President to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to submit a resolution to the United Nations condemning the caretaker government for its human rights violations. Proposes that the President recognize the return of democracy to Bangladesh as a high priority of U.S. foreign policy.
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Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextTo express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in foreign countries on account of gender, and for other purposes. 10/2/2007--Introduced. International Women's Freedom Act of 2007 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office of International Women's Rights to be headed by an Ambassador at Large for International Women's Rights. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) establish a women's rights Internet site; and (2) maintain prisoner lists and issue briefs on women's rights concerns. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to include instruction on the internationally recognized rights of women and the various aspects and manifestations of violations of women's rights in Foreign Service officer training. Establishes the United States Commission on International Women's Rights. (Terminates the Commission 12 years after the date of the initial [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextTo promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam. 9/18/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007 - Title I: Prohibition on Nonhumanitarian Assistance to the Government of Vietnam - (Sec. 101) Prohibits U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance to the government of Vietnam for FY2008 in excess of FY2007 levels unless the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has made substantial progress respecting: (1) the release of political and religious prisoners; (2) the right of religious freedom, including the return of church properties; (3) the rights of ethnic minorities; and (4) access to U.S. refugee programs by Vietnamese nationals. Prohibits U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance to the government of Vietnam for subsequent fiscal years in excess of FY2007 levels unless the President certifies to Congress that in addition to such requirements: (1) no government of Vietnam official, agency, or [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/11/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 431. Bill TextRecognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States. 6/11/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Observes the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia. Commemorates that case's legacy in: (1) ending the ban on interracial marriage in the United States; and (2) recognizing that marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man" at the heart of the 14th Amendment protections.
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Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill. Bill TextTo reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, and for other purposes. 6/6/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007 - Title I: Economic and Democratic Development Assistance for Afghanistan - (Sec. 103) Amends the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 to provide for assistance with respect to: (1) continuing humanitarian needs; (2) a pilot program of crop substitution for poppy production; (3) agriculture, health, and infrastructure reconstruction; (4) education and anti-corruption, including implementation of the Afghan action plan on transitional justice; (5) assistance to women and girls; (6) energy development and short-term energy supply; and (7) capacity building. Authorizes additional FY2008-FY2010 appropriations for: (1) contributions to the United Nations Drug Control Program; and (2) the crop substitution program. Directs the President [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India. 7/23/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses the sense of Congress that, as the leaders of the United States and the Republic of India have expressed commitment to the values of human freedom, democracy, and the rule of law, it is in U.S. interests to address the treatment of the Dalits and Tribals in India by: (1) raising the issue of caste discrimination and untouchability; (2) encouraging the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to ensure that the needs of Dalit organizations are incorporated in project development; (3) ensuring that projects that positively impact Dalit and Tribal communities, especially Dalit women, are developed; (4) ensuring that cooperative research programs targeting rural health care, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and rural technology contain proper focus on the [...] show full description
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