Bill Title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Afghanistan, with the support of the international community, should fulfill its obligations to ensure that women fully participate as candidates and voters in the August 20, 2009, presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-07 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9091; text as passed Senate CR S9091; text of measure as introduced: CR S9090) [SR251 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NY	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mary Landrieu [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-LA	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Susan Collins [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ME	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Benjamin Cardin [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MD	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Dianne Feinstein [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Jeanne Shaheen [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NH	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Frank Lautenberg [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NJ	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator John Kerry [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Barbara Boxer [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mark Begich [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-AK	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Richard Lugar [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IN	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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