HCONRES 378 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly, and for other purposes.

Introduced Mar 4, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

Latest action · May 13, 2004 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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IntroducedMar 4, 2004
Agreed to in HouseMay 12, 2004
Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

States that Congress: (1) condemns the detention of Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and calls for his immediate and unconditional release; (2) condemns the violations of freedom of speech, religion, movement, association, and the lack of due process afforded to individuals in Vietnam; (3) urges the Government of Vietnam to consider the implications of its actions for the broader relationship with the United States, including the United States-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement; (4) urges the Government of Vietnam to allow unfettered access to the Central Highlands by foreign diplomats, the international press, and nongovernmental organizations; and (5) condemns the extent of the violence used against Montagnard protesters on April 10 and 11, 2004, and the use of any violence against peaceful protests and demonstrations.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) make the immediate release of Father Ly a top concern; (2) reiterate its deep concern regarding the violation of Father Ly's and other prisoners' human rights, and continue to urge the Government of Vietnam to comply with international standards for freedom and human rights; (3) make it clear to the Government of Vietnam that the detention and human rights violations of Father Ly and other persons create obstacles to improved bilateral relations with the United States; and (4) reiterate the deep concern of the United States regarding the continued imprisonment of Father Ly, and other persons whose human rights are being violated, and discuss their legal status and humanitarian needs with the Government of Vietnam.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 167	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Passed424–1	May 12, 2004

Cosponsors 106

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2004 to May 12, 2004; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MA	Barney Frank	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-CA	Christopher Cox	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-IN	Dan Burton	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-CA	Edward R. Royce	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-CA	Howard L. Berman	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-VA	James P. Moran	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-RI	James R. Langevin	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-IL	John Shimkus	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-MO	Karen McCarthy	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-WI	Mark Green	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-RI	Patrick J. Kennedy	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-FL	Robert Wexler	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-VA	Tom Davis	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Mar 4, 2004
R-MO	W. Todd Akin	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren	Original	Mar 4, 2004
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee		Mar 9, 2004
D-NY	Michael R. McNulty		Mar 9, 2004
R-IN	Mike Pence		Mar 9, 2004
D-CA	Bob Filner		Mar 11, 2004
R-IL	Mark Kirk		Mar 16, 2004
D-NJ	Steven R. Rothman		Mar 16, 2004
R-VA	Jo Ann Davis		Mar 18, 2004
D-TX	Chris Bell		Mar 24, 2004
R-PA	Curt Weldon		Mar 24, 2004
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne		Mar 24, 2004
R-VA	Frank R. Wolf		Mar 24, 2004
D-TN	Harold E. Ford Jr.		Mar 24, 2004
R-IA	James A. Leach		Mar 24, 2004
D-MA	John W. Olver		Mar 24, 2004
R-IN	Mark E. Souder		Mar 24, 2004
D-NY	Carolyn McCarthy		Mar 25, 2004
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Mar 25, 2004
R-FL	Lincoln Diaz-Balart		Mar 25, 2004
R-OH	Steve Chabot		Mar 25, 2004
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo		Mar 30, 2004
D-CA	Barbara Lee		Mar 30, 2004
I-VT	Bernard Sanders		Mar 30, 2004
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton		Mar 30, 2004
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings		Mar 30, 2004
D-GA	John Lewis		Mar 30, 2004
R-NE	Lee Terry		Mar 30, 2004
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro		Mar 30, 2004
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		Mar 30, 2004
D-CA	Tom Lantos		Mar 30, 2004
D-AR	Vic Snyder		Mar 30, 2004
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Mar 30, 2004
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		Mar 30, 2004
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff		Mar 31, 2004
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney		Mar 31, 2004
D-KS	Dennis Moore		Mar 31, 2004
D-MS	Gene Taylor		Mar 31, 2004
D-CA	Henry A. Waxman		Mar 31, 2004
D-MA	Michael E. Capuano		Mar 31, 2004
D-HI	Neil Abercrombie		Mar 31, 2004
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio		Mar 31, 2004
D-WI	Tammy Baldwin		Mar 31, 2004
D-AZ	Ed Pastor		Apr 1, 2004
D-NY	Eliot L. Engel		Apr 1, 2004
D-KY	Ken Lucas		Apr 1, 2004
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		Apr 1, 2004
D-ME	Thomas H. Allen		Apr 1, 2004
D-TN	Bart Gordon		Apr 21, 2004
D-MN	Betty McCollum		Apr 21, 2004
D-OH	Dennis J. Kucinich		Apr 21, 2004
D-CA	Diane E. Watson		Apr 21, 2004
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky		Apr 21, 2004
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett		Apr 21, 2004
D-NY	Major R. Owens		Apr 21, 2004
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur		Apr 21, 2004
D-CO	Mark Udall		Apr 21, 2004
D-NY	Maurice D. Hinchey		Apr 21, 2004
R-GA	Max Burns		Apr 21, 2004
D-CA	Michael M. Honda		Apr 21, 2004
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II		Apr 21, 2004
D-TX	Nick Lampson		Apr 21, 2004
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra		Apr 21, 2004
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva		Apr 21, 2004
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Apr 21, 2004
R-IL	Timothy V. Johnson		Apr 21, 2004
D-NM	Tom Udall		Apr 21, 2004
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano		Apr 22, 2004
D-ME	Michael H. Michaud		Apr 22, 2004
D-NY	Nita M. Lowey		Apr 22, 2004
D-FL	Peter Deutsch		Apr 22, 2004
D-FL	Jim Davis		Apr 27, 2004
D-MA	John F. Tierney		Apr 27, 2004
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Apr 27, 2004
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		May 5, 2004
D-GA	Denise L. Majette		May 5, 2004
D-ND	Earl Pomeroy		May 5, 2004
R-CA	Ken Calvert		May 5, 2004
D-NJ	Rush Holt		May 5, 2004
D-PA	Tim Holden		May 5, 2004
D-CA	Hilda L. Solis		May 12, 2004
R-NC	Richard Burr		May 12, 2004
D-NV	Shelley Berkley		May 12, 2004
D-OH	Sherrod Brown		May 12, 2004
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts		May 12, 2004

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred Mar 4, 2004
Senate	Foreign Relations Committee	Referred May 13, 2004

Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 13, 2004Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 12, 2004Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2874-2875)
May 12, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 1 (Roll no. 167). (text as passed House: CR 5/11/2004 H2761)
May 12, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 11, 2004Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

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In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Recorded votes H2874call for release by Vietnam	—	May 12, 2004
House	Debate and remarks H2761–H2765Text printed H2761	Christopher Cox R-CA, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Loretta Sanchez D-CA, Tom Lantos D-CA, W. Todd Akin R-MO	May 11, 2004
Extensions	Debate and remarks E656	Christopher H. Smith R-NJ	Apr 27, 2004

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
SRES 311	A resolution calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, and for other purposes.	Related bill	Mar 4, 2004

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 13, 2004Referred in Senate
May 12, 2004Engrossed in House
Mar 4, 2004Introduced in House

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