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Calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Introduced Mar 2, 2026

Latest action (Mar 2, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Civil RightsForeign Policy

Summary
  • Calls upon the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which was adopted by the United Nations in 1979 and signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980.
  • Notes that CEDAW has been ratified by 189 countries and establishes an agenda for national action to end discrimination against women and ensure their advancement in education, employment, health care, and political, social, economic, and cultural fields.
  • States that the United States has not yet ratified CEDAW, joining only Iran, Palau, Somalia, Sudan, and Tongo in not ratifying the convention.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Eleanor Holmes Norton’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • THE DONOHOE COMPANIES INC. $16,550
  • TGV ROCKETS $4,000
  • THE DONOHUE COMPANIES INC. $3,500
  • HILTON CORPORATION $3,300
  • RAM CUSTOM SERVICES $3,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Eleanor Holmes Norton → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Mar 2, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  2. Mar 2, 2026 Submitted in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 2, 2026

Ms. Norton (for herself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mrs. Dingell) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

RESOLUTION

Calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights without distinction of any kind, including distinction based on sex; Whereas the World Bank estimates that around 2,700,000,000 women of working age are not afforded equal economic opportunity, and 176 countries maintain legal barriers that prevent their full economic participation; Whereas the United Nations estimates that nearly 1 in 5 young women globally are married before the age of 18; Whereas the World Bank estimates that women globally have only two-thirds of the legal rights afforded to men; Whereas the United Nations estimates that it would take another 37 years for women and men to be equally represented in national governments; Whereas the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (referred to hereafter as “CEDAW”) condemns discrimination against women in all its forms, and establishes an agenda for national action to end discrimination against women and ensure the advancement of women in education, employment, and health care and in political, social, economic, and cultural fields through legislative action and legal protections; Whereas the CEDAW was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979, and signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, but has never been brought before the full Senate for a vote; Whereas 189 countries have ratified the CEDAW, and the United States joins only Iran, Palau, Somalia, Sudan, and Tongo in not ratifying the CEDAW; Whereas dozens of cities, counties, and States in the United States have passed resolutions in support of CEDAW’s ratification; and Whereas San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, Santa Clara, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Honolulu, and Miami-Dade County have passed binding local ordinances to implement the principles of the CEDAW: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. <all>

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