House resolution · 110th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
A 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 5, 2007
- Committee actionJul 31, 2007
- Passed HouseOct 9, 2007 · 378–0
Latest action: Oct 9, 2007 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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
44 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 42 Democrats
2 of 44 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Al Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Ron Klein (D-FL), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Brad Miller (D-NC), George Miller (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.