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1/7/2009--Introduced.Denounces and demands the cessation of the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and crimes. Asserts that women are not chattel, should not be trafficked, exploited, or sold for services, and should not be denied the right to education, to ownership of property, or to participate in full, economic, social and political life. Demands the dismantling of social and institutional mechanisms which perpetuate systematic discrimination against women and girls. Calls on all governments to pass enforceable laws banning these practices, prosecute any individuals who persecute or violate women and girls with these acts, and pass measures to empower women and girls and afford them equal access to educational, social, and economic opportunities. Directs the President, in conjunction with fellow donor countries, to seek to promote the rights, health, empowerment of women in every aspect of their foreign assistance to developing countries, and discourage continued acts of violence against women and the impunity that often accompanies these acts. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) participation, protection, recognition, health, and equality of women and girls are crucial to achieving a just, moral, and peaceful society; and (2) regardless of religion, geography, or form of government, women should not be denied equal rights, which should be defended and enforced when they are abridged, challenged, or violated.

1231304400 2009-01-07 Tue Jan 05 17:44:17 -0600 2010 introduced 53593 'acid':12 'base':19 'burn':13 'kill':11 'peac':42 'sens':23 'death':15 'dowri':14 'equal':31 'femal':5 'genit':6 'honor':10 'moral':40 'mutil':7 'women':33 'achiev':37 'domest':8 'gender':18 'purpos':47 'crucial':35 'denounc':1 'express':21 'practic':3 'protect':28 'societi':43 'violenc':9 'congress':25 'particip':27 'persecut':20 'recognit':29 66108 false official action 53593 1231304400 Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 179665 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. J000032 1950-01-12 4974 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] 2078 N00005818 14405 Democrat 202-225-3816 Seventh Day Adventist TX Sheila Jackson-Lee 1.46428571428571 http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/ action 53593 1231304400 Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 179665 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. introduced 53593 1231304400 Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 179664