S. Res. 112 (Introduced in Senate) — Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States condemns all forms of violence against children globally and recognizes the harmful impacts of violence against children.

That it is the sense of the Senate that the United States—

(1)

condemns all forms of violence against children and youth globally, including physical, mental, and sexual violence, neglect, abuse, maltreatment, and exploitation;

(2)

recognizes—

(A)

the harmful impact that violence against children and youth has on the healthy development of children; and

(B)

the harmful economic impact of violence against children and youth; and

(3)

should—

(A)

develop and implement a comprehensive and coordinated strategy built on evidence-based practices, including the technical package called “INSPIRE: Seven Strategies for Ending Violence against Children” put forth by the World Health Organization; and

(B)

adopt common metrics and indicators to monitor progress across Federal agencies to prevent, address, and end violence against children and youth globally.

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Mar 14, 2019viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Coons, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sullivan, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States condemns all forms of violence against children globally and recognizes the harmful impacts of violence against children.

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