H.Res. 1094

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1094 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1094

Calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of 
All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 2, 2026

Ms. Norton (for herself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mrs. Dingell) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs

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RESOLUTION

Calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of 
All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that all human 
beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights without distinction 
of any kind, including distinction based on sex;
Whereas the World Bank estimates that around 2,700,000,000 women of working age 
are not afforded equal economic opportunity, and 176 countries maintain 
legal barriers that prevent their full economic participation;
Whereas the United Nations estimates that nearly 1 in 5 young women globally are 
married before the age of 18;
Whereas the World Bank estimates that women globally have only two-thirds of the 
legal rights afforded to men;
Whereas the United Nations estimates that it would take another 37 years for 
women and men to be equally represented in national governments;
Whereas the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
Discrimination Against Women (referred to hereafter as ``CEDAW'') 
condemns discrimination against women in all its forms, and establishes 
an agenda for national action to end discrimination against women and 
ensure the advancement of women in education, employment, and health 
care and in political, social, economic, and cultural fields through 
legislative action and legal protections;
Whereas the CEDAW was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979, 
and signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, but has never been brought 
before the full Senate for a vote;
Whereas 189 countries have ratified the CEDAW, and the United States joins only 
Iran, Palau, Somalia, Sudan, and Tongo in not ratifying the CEDAW;
Whereas dozens of cities, counties, and States in the United States have passed 
resolutions in support of CEDAW's ratification; and
Whereas San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, Santa Clara, Cincinnati, 
Pittsburgh, Honolulu, and Miami-Dade County have passed binding local 
ordinances to implement the principles of the CEDAW: Now, therefore, be 
it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the Senate 
to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
Discrimination Against Women.
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