119-hconres3

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 3 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. CON. RES. 3

 Expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting 
Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United 
 States rejoin this historic declaration.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 13, 2025

Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, 
 Mr. Fleischmann, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Weber of 
Texas, Mr. Mann, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Guest, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Moolenaar, 
 Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, 
 Mr. Murphy, and Ms. Van Duyne) submitted the following concurrent 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting 
Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United 
 States rejoin this historic declaration.

Whereas the United States strongly supports women reaching the highest 
 attainable outcomes for health, life, dignity, and well-being throughout 
 their lives;
Whereas the historic coalition that issued the Geneva Consensus Declaration on 
 Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family (in this preamble 
 referred to as the ``Geneva Consensus Declaration'') was formed by a 
 diverse group of countries committed to charting a more positive path to 
 advance the health of women, protect the family as foundational to any 
 healthy society, affirm the value of life in all stages of development, 
 and uphold the sovereign right of countries to make their own laws to 
 advance those core values, without external pressure;
Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration was signed on October 22, 2020, by 32 
 countries from every region of the world, representing more than 
 1,600,000,000 people, which committed to working together on the core 
 pillars enshrined in the Declaration, and 39 countries are now part of 
 this coalition;
Whereas the United States was the lead cosponsor of the Geneva Consensus 
 Declaration during the Presidency of Donald J. Trump;
Whereas although President Joseph R. Biden removed the United States as a 
 signatory to the Geneva Consensus Declaration, at least temporarily, 
 longstanding Federal laws that prohibit the United States from 
 conducting or funding abortions, abortion lobbying, or coercive family 
 planning in foreign countries remain in effect;
Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that ``all are equal before 
 the law'' and ``human rights of women are an inalienable, integral, and 
 indivisible part of all human rights and fundamental freedoms'';
Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms the inherent ``dignity and 
 worth of the human person'' and that ``every human being has the 
 inherent right to life'';
Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that ``there is no 
 international right to abortion, nor any international obligation on the 
 part of States to finance or facilitate abortion'';
Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that ``the family is the 
 natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to 
 protection by society and the state''; and
Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration coalition strengthens the collective 
 voice of the signatory countries to prevent any country from being 
 intimidated, isolated, or muted on the core values expressed in the 
 Declaration: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--

    (1) affirms the commitments to improve health for women and 
 protect life and the family made in the Geneva Consensus 
 Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the 
 Family (in this resolution referred to as the ``Geneva 
 Consensus Declaration'') and applauds the signatory countries 
 for their dedication to advancing women's health, protecting 
 life at every stage while affirming that there is no 
 international right to abortion, and upholding the importance 
 of the family as foundational to society;

    (2) declares that the principles affirming women's health 
 and the dignity of every life and the family recognized by the 
 Geneva Consensus Declaration remain universally valid;

    (3) welcomes opportunities to strengthen support for the 
 Geneva Consensus Declaration;

    (4) will defend the sovereignty of every country to adopt 
 national policies that promote women's health, protect the 
 right to life, and strengthen the family, as enshrined in the 
 Geneva Consensus Declaration;

    (5) will work with the United States executive branch to 
 ensure that the United States does not conduct or fund 
 abortions, abortion lobbying, or coercive family planning in 
 foreign countries, consistent with longstanding Federal law; 
 and

    (6) urges the signatory countries to the Geneva Consensus 
 Declaration to defend the universal principles affirming the 
 value of every life and the family expressed in the 
 Declaration.
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