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10/2/2007--Introduced.<br/>International Women's Freedom Act of 2007 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office of International Women's Rights to be headed by an Ambassador at Large for International Women's Rights. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) establish a women's rights Internet site; and (2) maintain prisoner lists and issue briefs on women's rights concerns. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to include instruction on the internationally recognized rights of women and the various aspects and manifestations of violations of women's rights in Foreign Service officer training. Establishes the United States Commission on International Women's Rights. (Terminates the Commission 12 years after the date of the initial appointment of its members.) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to express the sense of Congress that there should be within the National Security Council (NSC) staff a Special Adviser to the President on International Women's Rights. Directs the President to take specified actions in response to women's rights violations, including actions in response to particularly severe rights violations. Provides for prohibition of economic, multilateral, military, and export assistance in instances of particularly severe women's rights violations. Provides for the promotion of women's rights. Provides for women's rights-related training with respect to refugee, asylum, and consular matters. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of foreign government officials who have engaged in particularly severe women's rights violations. Expresses the sense of Congress that transnational corporations operating overseas should adopt codes of conduct upholding the rights of their female employees.

1202101200 2008-02-04 Fri Nov 07 01:57:59 -0600 2008 introduced 46491 'deni':22 'unit':3,13 'right':24 'state':4,14 'behalf':17 'gender':31 'polici':6 'purpos':35 'account':29 'countri':27 'express':2 'foreign':5,26 'respect':8 'advocaci':15 'individu':19 'persecut':20 'strengthen':12 52562 false official introduced 46491 'act':5 '2007':7 'women':2 'intern':1 'freedom':4 53457 false short action 46491 1202101200 Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155388 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. M000087 1948-02-19 2331 Rayburn House Office Building http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&Itemid=73 14 202-225-4709 Carolyn 'd':4 'ny':5 '-14':6 'rep':1 'carolyn':2,7,9 'maloney':3,8,10 F 400251 Maloney Carolyn_B._Maloney B. Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14] N00000078 7531 Democrat 202-225-7944 Presbyterian NY Carolyn Maloney 1.66666666666667 http://maloney.house.gov/ F000043 1956-11-21 2301 Rayburn House Office Building http://fattah.house.gov/?sectionid=8&sectiontree=8 2 202-225-5392 Chaka 'd':4 '-2':6 'pa':5 'rep':1 'chaka':2,7,9 'fattah':3,8,10 M 400130 Fattah Chaka_Fattah Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2] N00001746 6268 Democrat 202-225-4001 Baptist PA Chaka Fattah 3.0 http://www.house.gov/fattah/ J000032 1950-01-12 2435 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/contact-form.shtml 18 202-225-3317 Sheila 'd':6 'tx':7 '-18':8 'lee':5,12,16 'rep':1 'sheila':2,9,13 'jackson':4,11,15 'jackson-le':3,10,14 F 400199 Jackson-Lee Sheila_Jackson-Lee Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18] N00005818 12277 Democrat 202-225-3816 Seventh Day Adventist TX Sheila Jackson-Lee 1.9047619047619 http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/ L000090 1928-02-01 Tom 'tom':1,3,5 'lanto':2,4,6 M 400231 Lantos Tom_Lantos Tom Lantos N00007382 4057 Democrat Jewish Tom Lantos S001145 1944-05-26 1027 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/schakowsky/contact.shtml 9 202-226-6890 Janice 'd':4 '-9':6 'il':5 'jan':9 'rep':1 'janic':2,7,10 'schakowski':3,8,11 F 400360 Schakowsky Janice_D._Schakowsky D. Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9] Jan N00004724 7667 Democrat 202-225-2111 Jewish IL Jan Janice Schakowsky 2.81818181818182 http://www.house.gov/schakowsky JanSchakowsky W000738 1937-11-03 2263 Rayburn House Office Building http://woolsey.house.gov/contactemailform.asp 6 202-225-5163 Lynn 'd':4 '-6':6 'ca':5 'rep':1 'lynn':2,7,9 'woolsey':3,8,10 F 400436 Woolsey Lynn_C._Woolsey C. Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6] N00007458 7429 Democrat 202-225-5161 Presbyterian CA Lynn Woolsey 3.2 http://woolsey.house.gov/ action 46491 1202101200 Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155388 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. action 46491 1202101200 Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155389 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. action 46491 1191297600 Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131263 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. action 46491 1191297600 Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131264 Referred to House Foreign Affairs introduced 46491 1191297600 Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131262 action 46491 1191297600 Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131266 Referred to House Judiciary action 46491 1191297600 Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131265 Referred to House Financial Services action 46491 1191297600 Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 133979 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2040)