Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to release imprisoned bloggers and respect Internet freedom.
Latest action · Oct 21, 2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseOct 21, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Supports the right of the citizens of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to access websites of their choosing and to have the freedom to share and publish information over the Internet.
Calls on Vietnam to: (1) repeal Circular 07, Article 88, and similar statutes that restrict the Internet, so as to be in line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Vietnam is a signatory; (2) become a responsible member state of the international community by respecting individuals' freedom of speech, freedom of press, and freedom of political association; and (3) release all political prisoners, including but not limited to 18 named bloggers and cyber activists.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2009 to Oct 21, 2009; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Original | Jul 23, 2009 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jul 23, 2009 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Oct 21, 2009 |
Committees 1
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 Jul 23, 2009 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2009Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Oct 21, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11545-11549)
- Oct 21, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 672.
- Oct 21, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11545)
- Oct 21, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 E2603 | Al Green D-TX | Oct 22, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H11545–H11549Text printed H11545 | Anh "Joseph" Cao R-LA, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Diane E. Watson D-CA, Edward R. Royce R-CA, James P. Moran D-VA, John Boozman R-AR, Loretta Sanchez D-CA, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Oct 21, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9497 | Loretta Sanchez D-CA | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1921 | Loretta Sanchez D-CA | Jul 24, 2009 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41120 | U.S. Initiatives to Promote Global Internet Freedom: Issues, Policy, and Technology Archived | Report | Jan 3, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to release imprisoned bloggers and respect Internet freedom.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jul 23, 2009Introduced 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.
