United States of America
Specialized body - Gender equality
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations sub-committee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Woman’s Issues
(January 1981)About
Nature
Permanent
Members
| All Members | Below 45 years of age | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 9 | 0 |
| Men | 5 | 0 |
| Women | 4 | 0 |
Political affiliation of members
Majority parties
5
Opposition parties
4
Chairperson(s)
Chair 1
Marco
Rubio
Chairperson: Sex
Male
Date of birth
28 May 1971
Political affiliation
Majority
Chair 2
Ben
Cardin
Chairperson: Sex
Male
Date of birth
05 Oct 1943
Political affiliation
Opposition
Chairperson
Chairperson: Sex
Male
Age: Chairperson is below 45 years of age
No
Committee functions
Committee functions
Scrutinise the Executive’s policy from a gender perspective
Yes
Initiate inquiries of its own choosing
Yes
Scrutinise proposed treaties on gender equality, and other international treaties with implications for gender equality and women’s rights, and report to Parliament thereon, prior to ratification
Yes
Monitor the adequacy of the existing national system for the promotion of gender equality
Yes
Committee powers
The Committee has the power to:
Propose amendments to legislation
Yes
Introduce bills into Parliament
Yes
Carry out inquiries
Yes
Hold oral evidence hearings
Yes
Compel witnesses to attend
Yes
Compel the production of documents and papers
Yes
Conduct visits, including visits abroad
Yes
Committee working methods
The Committee:
Adopts an annual or longer-term work plan
Yes
Reports regularly to Parliament on its activities
Yes
Cooperation and coordination
The Committee regularly cooperates and coordinates (e.g. through sharing of reports; meetings; joint follow-up action) with:
Other parliamentary committees
Often
Civil society organisations
Often
Academic institutions, including human rights and gender equality research institutes
Often
The media
Often
Contact information for the Committee
Phone
+1 (202) 224-4651