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S.Con.Res. 19 · 111th Congress

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.

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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 111th Congress ended.

BBD BoxerSponsor
9 cosponsors · 7 D, 2 R
MCD Cantwell SCR Collins DFD Feinstein KGD Gillibrand BMD Mikulski PMD Murray OSR Snowe JSD Shaheen MLD Landrieu

8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Apr 23, 2009
  2. Senate Passed May 21, 2009

Urges the government of Afghanistan to revise the Shi'ite Personal Status Law, including its provisions on marital rape and women's freedom of movement, to ensure its consistency with internationally recognized rights of women, including those contained in treaties to which Afghanistan is a party.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate amended · May 21, 2009

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 13, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Urges the government of Afghanistan to revise the Shi'ite Personal Status Law, including its provisions on marital rape and women's freedom of movement, to ensure its consistency with internationally recognized rights of women, including those contained in treaties to which Afghanistan is a party.

Supports President Karzai's decision to analyze the draft law and strongly urges him not to publish it until it has been revised to be consistent with internationally recognized rights of women.

Encourages the Secretary of State, the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, and the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan to consider the status of women's rights and security in Afghanistan.

Encourages the government of Afghanistan to solicit information and advice from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Women's Affairs, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, and women-led nongovernmental organizations to ensure that legislation and policies uphold the equal rights of women.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.

Latest action (Jun 2, 2009): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 23, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Apr 23, 2009
  2. Senate Passed May 21, 2009

No recorded floor vote found.