# 119-hres-1094: Calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

119-hres-1094, Calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced (as of 2026-04-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1094
- Congress: 119
- Title: Calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-02
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-29

## Summary

**Would ask the Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).** It frames ratification as a tool to close legal and economic gender gaps, noting 189 countries have ratified CEDAW and citing World Bank and U.N. estimates that about 2.7 billion women lack equal economic opportunity, nearly one in five young women marry before age 18, and women have roughly two-thirds of the legal rights men hold.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-1094 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1094)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1094 (as of 2026-04-29).