Recognizing and celebrating the abolition of slavery more than 150 years ago in the Latin American countries of Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Peru, and Venezuela, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 22, 2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 22, 2004
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Recognizes and celebrates the abolition of slavery more than 150 years ago in the Latin American countries of Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Peru, and Venezuela.
Recognizes the social, political, and cultural contributions of enslaved blacks and their descendants in Latin America.
Acknowledges the impact of slavery and the existence of racial discrimination that have led to disparate social conditions and lack of civil liberties in Latin America.
Urges the U.S. Government to: (1) work with the governments of Latin American countries to promote the visibility of the descendants of enslaved blacks in such countries; and (2) recognize the importance of supporting international and regional efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic discrimination, such as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (signed at New York on December 21, 1965).Urges the countries of Latin America to work with the United States and the international community to assist in addressing poverty and other targets in accordance with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (as contained in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/2 (September 2000)).
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2004 to Oct 6, 2004, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 6, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2004Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2004Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Argentina
- Blacks
- Bolivia
- Chile
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Colombia
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Ecuador
- Ethnic relations
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Minorities
- Peru
- Poverty
- Racial discrimination
- Slavery
- Social Welfare
- Treaties
- United Nations
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Text 1
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- Jul 22, 2004Introduced in House
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