Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that protecting and advancing the rights of women and girls in the Republic of Haiti is critical to the success of Haiti's transition from crisis and its future stability, condemning the failure to center women's leadership and distinct needs to date, and calling for urgent measures to secure all human rights of women and girls in Haiti.

This resolution states the position of the U.S. House of Representatives on the rights of women and girls in Haiti. It condemns sexual violence against women and girls in Haiti, the exclusion of women from Haiti's transitional government, and steps by the Departments of State and Defense to close their Women, Peace, and Security programs. It calls for policies and funding to ensure women hold at least 30 percent of leadership positions in Haiti, as Haiti's Constitution requires, and to support survivors of gender-based violence and prosecute those crimes. It also states that the House resolves to rebuild the State Department's Office of Global Women's Issues and the Defense Department's Women, Peace, and Security program.

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Sponsors

• Yvette D. Clarke Democrat sponsor
• 51 cosponsors