A resolution recognizing refugee women and girls on World Refugee Day.

Summary

Supports the goals of World Refugee Day. Reaffirms the Senate's commitment to the protection, well-being, and self-reliance of refugee women and girls and their families in U.S. humanitarian policy, programs, and diplomacy and recognizes the work of the United States Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to this end. Reiterates the importance of targeted programs for refugee women and girls that prevent and respond to gender-based violence, support self-reliance, and promote leadership skills. Recognizes the work of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State, the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), nongovernmental organizations, advocacy groups, and communities across the United States in resettling refugees in the United States. Celebrates the contributions that refugee women and girls make to their families and communities.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

3 official files

• Agreed to Senate (text)

  Agreed to Senate · EN · 24 June 2013

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Agreed to Senate (PDF)

  Agreed to Senate · EN · 24 June 2013

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 24 June 2013

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.