Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India.
Latest action · Jul 24, 2007 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseJul 23, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that, as the leaders of the United States and the Republic of India have expressed commitment to the values of human freedom, democracy, and the rule of law, it is in U.S. interests to address the treatment of the Dalits and Tribals in India by: (1) raising the issue of caste discrimination and untouchability; (2) encouraging the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to ensure that the needs of Dalit organizations are incorporated in project development; (3) ensuring that projects that positively impact Dalit and Tribal communities, especially Dalit women, are developed; (4) ensuring that cooperative research programs targeting rural health care, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and rural technology contain proper focus on the Dalits and Tribals; (5) ensuring that anyone receiving U.S. government funds in India is aware that it is U.S. policy that caste discrimination is unacceptable and that the United States is committed to eliminating it; (6) ensuring that qualified Dalits are not discouraged from working with the U.S. government or U.S.-funded organizations in India; and (7) discussing the issue of caste in the context of congressional delegations.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2007 to Jul 12, 2007; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Bill Sali | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 1, 2007 |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | May 14, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | May 14, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | May 14, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 14, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 22, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 22, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jul 12, 2007 |
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 May 1, 2007Markup Jun 26, 2007 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2007 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2007Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jul 23, 2007Mr. Sherman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jul 23, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8211-8213)
- Jul 23, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 139.
- Jul 23, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text as passed in House: CR H8211-8212)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 | Debate and remarks H8211–H8213Text printed H8211 | Brad Sherman D-CA, Mike Pence R-IN, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 23, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4265 | Trent Franks R-AZ | May 1, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-91 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS398 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 26, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33529 | India: Domestic Issues, Strategic Dynamics, and U.S. Relations Archived | Report | Sep 1, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- AIDS (Disease)
- Americans in foreign countries
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
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- Crimes against women
- Democracy
- Development credit institutions
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- Discrimination in employment
- Economic assistance
- Employee selection
- Employee training
- Equality before the law
- Ethnic relations
- Foreign loans
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Human immunodeficiency viruses
- Human rights
- India
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Medical research
- Minorities
- Political violence
- Recruiting of employees
- Rule of law
- Rural health
- Science, Technology, Communications
- South Asia
- Wages
- Women
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2007Referred in Senate
- Jul 23, 2007Engrossed in House
- May 1, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
