HRES 20 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.

Introduced Jan 6, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Edward R. Royce R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 17, 2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 6, 2009
  2. Agreed to in HouseDec 17, 2010

Summary

Encourages the Department of State to place Vietnam on the list of "Countries of Particular Concern" for particularly severe violations of religious freedom.

Condemns the ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom in Vietnam, including the detention of religious leaders and the long-term imprisonment of individuals engaged in peaceful advocacy.

Calls on Vietnam to lift restrictions on religious freedom and implement necessary legal and political reforms to protect religious freedom.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2009 to Nov 30, 2010, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LAAnh "Joseph" CaoOriginalJan 6, 2009
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJan 6, 2009
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalJan 6, 2009
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 6, 2009
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJan 7, 2009
R-NEJeff FortenberryJan 7, 2009
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterJan 7, 2009
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenJan 9, 2009
R-ARJohn BoozmanJan 9, 2009
D-NCBrad MillerJan 21, 2009
R-CADaniel E. LungrenJan 21, 2009
R-TXTed PoeFeb 3, 2009
D-NYEric J. J. MassaMar 9, 2009
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Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 17, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR 12/16/2010 H8595)
  2. Dec 17, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Dec 17, 2010On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 12/15/2010 H8475)
  4. Dec 17, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 12/15/2010 H8475)
  5. Dec 15, 2010At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Faleomavaega objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
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Subjects

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

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 16, 2010Engrossed in House
  2. Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House

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