December 2006

In response to the alarming increase of murders of women in Guatemala, members of Congress Dan Burton (R-IN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Hilda Solis (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Tom Lantos (D-CA), introduced House Resolution 1081 to denounce the violence. The resolution, which was introduced on November 14, 2006, condemns the ongoing abductions and murders of women and girls in Guatemala, expresses condolences to the families of victims, and recommends specific actions on the part of the U.S. President, Secretary of State, and United States Ambassador to Guatemala, to encourage Guatemala to properly investigate, resolve, and prevent these crimes.

Thanks to your help, Resolution 1081 received 62 congressional co-sponsors in just one week. In the end, the resolution was not brought to the House floor before the closing of the 109th Congress, but it will be reintroduced in the 110th Congress.

Read the resolution (http://www.humanrightsfirst.info/pdf/061212-hrd-burton-resol.pdf)

List of congressional co-sponsors:

Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2]
Rep Bean, Melissa L. [IL-8]
Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31]
Rep Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [LA-7]
Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3]
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1]
Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20]
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7]
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3]
Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17]
Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17]
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17]
Rep Fortuno, Luis G. [PR]
Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4]
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7]
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4]
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23]
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22]
Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15]
Rep Hobson, David L. [OH-7]
Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12]
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15]
Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49]
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18]
Rep Jefferson, William J. [LA-2]
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30]
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1]
Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3]
Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3]
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10]
Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12]
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9]
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5]
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14]
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4]
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3]
Rep McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21]
Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6]
Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2]
Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37]
Rep Miller, George [CA-7]
Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4]
Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8]
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38]
Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8]
Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1]
Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10]
Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19]
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2]
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46]
Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34]
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9]
Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16]
Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4]
Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9]
Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32]
Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6]
Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10]
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10]
Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33]
Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19]
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6]