US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 108 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-2)
Status: Introduced on April 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Urges the government of Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai to declare the provisions of the Shi'ite Personal Status Law on marital rape and restrictions on women's freedom of movement unconstitutional. Encourages the Secretary of State, the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Ambassador-at-Large for International Women's Issues, and the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan to address the status of women's rights and security in Afghanistan to ensure that these rights are not being eroded.

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that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-23		Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2009-04-23		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E970)

SCR19 (Related) 2009-06-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/108/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hconres108/BILLS-111hconres108ih.pdf