H.Res. 61: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.
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H.Res. 61: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.
113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-06 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.
Plain summary
Sympathizes with the families of women and children victimized by sexual and other forms of gender-based violence in Haiti. Urges treatment of the issue of violence against women and children as a priority for U.S. humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Haiti. Calls on the government of Haiti to: (1) address the needs of vulnerable children who are in situations of sexual exploitation or forced labor, and (2) implement the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued in response to increased levels of sexual violence in camps for internally displaced persons. Supports Haiti, especially the Ministry of Women's Affairs, in its efforts to assess and renew its five-year gender protection plan. Supports passage of Haiti's first comprehensive law on the prevention, punishment, and elimination of gender-based violence.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · 18 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] reported raising $170,085 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres61.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>
Record fed-us-cong113-hres61 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113