House resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society.
Sponsor: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 28, 2006
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Jul 28, 2006 — Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
26 cosponsors — 26 Democrats
0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joe Baca (D-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jane Harman (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Hilda Solis (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), Ellen Tauscher (D-CA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
- H.R. 4510 (109th) To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust in a…
- H.Res. 272 (109th) India-Pakistan Peace Resolution
- H.R. 937 (109th) To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda…
- H.Con.Res. 385 (109th) Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage the State of Louisiana and the Department of Justice to establish satellite voting outside…
- H.Con.Res. 489 (109th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should grieve for the loss of life that defined the Third Reich and…
- H.Con.Res. 490 (109th) Supporting the observance of World Stroke Awareness Day, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.