H. Res. 854 (Introduced in House) — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—

(1)

the United States should become a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC);

(2)

the President should promptly seek the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification of the UNCRC;

(3)

the United States Senate should approve United States ratification of the UNCRC;

(4)

the President should, upon receiving approval from the United States Senate, ratify the UNCRC; and

(5)

the United States should use its voice, vote, and influence in bilateral and international relationships and institutions to support the aims of the UNCRC.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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