HRES 557 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Strongly condemning the United Nations Human Rights Council for ignoring severe human rights abuses in various countries, while choosing to unfairly target Israel by including it as the only country permanently placed on the Council's agenda.

Introduced Jul 19, 2007 Originated House Sponsor John Campbell R-CA

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Latest action · Sep 25, 2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 19, 2007
  2. Agreed to in HouseSep 25, 2007

Summary

Condemns the United Nations Human Rights Council for ignoring severe human rights abuses in other countries while choosing to unfairly target Israel.

Urges the Council to: (1) remove Israel from its permanent agenda; and (2) hold special sessions to address other countries where human rights abuses are being committed and adopt real reform as was intended when the Council replaced the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

Urges the United States to: (1) make every effort in the U.N. General Assembly to ensure that the Council lives up to its mission to protect human rights around the world; and (2) work with the General Assembly to ensure that only countries who have a well-established commitment to protecting human rights serve on the Council.

Recorded votes 1

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

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 901Passed416–2Sep 25, 2007

Cosponsors 84

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2007 to Sep 17, 2007; 63 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-IDBill SaliOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-CABrian P. BilbrayOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalJul 19, 2007
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-VAEric CantorOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalJul 19, 2007
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-KYGeoff DavisOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalJul 19, 2007
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJul 19, 2007
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-OHJim JordanOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-NJJim SaxtonOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-GAJohn LinderOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-NVJon C. PorterOriginalJul 19, 2007
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-CAKevin McCarthyOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-NELee TerryOriginalJul 19, 2007
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-ILMark KirkOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-MNMichele BachmannOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-ILPeter J. RoskamOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-AZRick RenziOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-UTRob BishopOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalJul 19, 2007
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-TXTed PoeOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-MITim WalbergOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-FLTom FeeneyOriginalJul 19, 2007
D-CATom LantosOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-GATom PriceOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalJul 19, 2007
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalJul 19, 2007
R-CAWally HergerOriginalJul 19, 2007
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezJul 24, 2007
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJul 24, 2007
R-NYPeter T. KingJul 24, 2007
D-FLRon KleinJul 24, 2007
R-TXSam JohnsonJul 24, 2007
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickJul 24, 2007
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterJul 24, 2007
R-AZTrent FranksJul 24, 2007
D-NVShelley BerkleyJul 26, 2007
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoJul 30, 2007
R-ALSpencer BachusJul 30, 2007
D-CABrad ShermanJul 31, 2007
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJul 31, 2007
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenJul 31, 2007
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersAug 1, 2007
D-GAJim MarshallAug 1, 2007
R-NVDean HellerAug 3, 2007
R-IASteve KingSep 4, 2007
R-OKTom ColeSep 4, 2007
R-NCVirginia FoxxSep 4, 2007
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerSep 17, 2007

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jul 19, 2007Markup Jul 31, 2007

Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 25, 2007Mr. Smith (WA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
  2. Sep 25, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10782-10785)
  3. Sep 25, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 557.
  4. Sep 25, 2007At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  5. Sep 25, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10802-10803)
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In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H10782–H10785Text printed H10782Recorded votes H10802condemnAdam Smith D-WA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Howard L. Berman D-CA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, John Campbell R-CASep 25, 2007

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
Strongly condemning the United Nations Human Rights Council for ignoring severe human rights abuses in various countries, while choosing to unfairly target Israel by including it as the only country permanently placed on the Council's agenda.

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 25, 2007Engrossed in House
  2. Jul 19, 2007Introduced in House

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