Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions.
Latest action · Jun 12, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States recommits to fighting discrimination, xenophobia, and human and civil rights abuses in both domestic and foreign policy; (2) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (3) the Senate should give its advice and consent to the ratification of specified covenants and conventions of the United Nations and the International Labor Organization; and (4) the United States should fully support the Inter-American human rights system.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2009 to May 6, 2010; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 12, 2009 |
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 7, 2009 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 7, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 12, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
- May 7, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1108)
- May 7, 2009Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- May 7, 2009Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1108 | John Lewis D-GA | May 7, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Canada
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Senate
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- United Nations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
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