HRES 525 · 119th Congress · International Affairs

Affirming the role of the United States in eliminating sexual violence in conflict.

Introduced 2025-06-20· Sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(2025-06-20)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 525 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 525 Affirming the role of the United States in eliminating sexual violence in conflict. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2025 Ms. Meng (for herself and Ms. Salazar) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Affirming the role of the United States in eliminating sexual violence in conflict. Whereas sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war throughout history, whether to subjugate, terrorize, or ethnically cleanse populations; Whereas the term ``conflict-related sexual violence'' refers to any form of sexual violence perpetrated against an individual that is directly or indirectly linked to a conflict, such as rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution, forced pregnancy, forced abortion, enforced sterilization, forced marriage; Whereas the occurrence of conflict-related sexual violence directly correlates…

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