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H.Res. 106: Denouncing female genital mutilation/cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice.

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H.Res. 106: Denouncing female genital mutilation/cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-06 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 219 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES106 (2019-05-20), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Denouncing female genital mutilation/cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice.

Plain summary

This resolution denounces female genital mutilation and cutting as human rights violations. It also urges the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to incorporate efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation and cutting and calls on the international community to increase efforts to eliminate such practices.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Denouncing female genital mutilation/cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] · 29 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Scott Perry (R-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Grace Meng (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), John Joyce (R-PA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (2)
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

Record fed-us-cong116-hres106 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116