,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #ab1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,omar submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that the 
,united ,states should become a state   
party to the ,united ,nations           
,convention on the ,rights of the       
,child4  ,whereas the ,united ,nations  
,convention on the ,rights of the ,child
 7,,uncrc7 was adopted by the ,united   
,nations ,general ,assembly on ,november
 #bj1 #aihi2 ,whereas the ,,uncrc       
entered into force on ,september #b1    
#aiij2 ,whereas the ,united ,states     
played a pivotal role in the drafting of
 the ,,uncrc and was the main proponent 
of many of the ,convention's articles2  
,whereas the ,united ,states signed the 
,,uncrc on ,february #af1 #aiie1 but has
 not yet ratified the convention2       
,whereas the ,united ,states is the only

 ,united ,nations member state which has
 not ratified the ,,uncrc2 ,whereas the 
,united ,states has demonstrated its    
commitment to the aims of the ,,uncrc by
 ratifying two of its optional          
protocols1 including the ,optional      
,protocol on the ,involvement of        
,children in ,armed ,conflict and the   
,optional ,protocol on the ,sale of     
,children1 ,child ,prostitution1 and    
,child ,pornography2 ,whereas protecting
 the rights of children1 preventing     
their exploitation and abuse1 meeting   
their basic needs1 and helping them     
reach their full potential are          
foundational to the development of a    
healthy society2 ,whereas girls face    
disproportionate and differential human 
rights violations and discrimination1   
including gender-based and sexual       
violence1 sexual harassment1            
trafficking1 early and forced marriage1 
and unequal access to education1 health1
 food1 and justice2 and ,whereas        
alleviating child poverty and           

eliminating violence and discrimination 
against children is essential to ,united
 ,states interests at home and abroad3  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the 
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states should  
become a state party to the ,united     
,nations ,convention on the ,rights of  
the ,child 7,,uncrc72  7#b7 the         
,president should promptly seek the     
advice and consent of the ,senate to    
ratification of the ,,uncrc2  7#c7 the  
,united ,states ,senate should approve  
,united ,states ratification of the     
,,uncrc2  7#d7 the ,president should1   
upon receiving approval from the ,united
 ,states ,senate1 ratify the ,,uncrc2   
and  7#e7 the ,united ,states should use
 its voice1 vote1 and influence in      
bilateral and international             
relationships and institutions to       
support the aims of the ,,uncrc4