Honoring the 169th anniversary of the first women’s rights convention held in the United States in Seneca Falls, New York.

H. Res. 457 · 115th Congress · Jul 19, 2017 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes the importance of the 169th anniversary of the first women’s rights convention held in the United States;

(2)

promotes meaningful participation of women in every sector of society; and

(3)

supports policy measures that promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.

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Jul 19, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mrs. Lawrence (for herself, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Speier, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Takano, Ms. Lee, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Adams, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Moore, Ms. Meng, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Keating, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Pallone, and Ms. Brownley of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary