Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations resolutions on the "defamation of religions" are incompatible with the fundamental freedoms of individuals to freely exercise and peacefully express their religious beliefs.
Latest action · Sep 22, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 22, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Underscores the value of respectful speech while affirming that the freedoms of speech and religious exercise are integral to free societies and human dignity.
Urges the Secretary of State to make every effort to defeat the passage of resolutions on the "defamation of religions" at the United Nations and other resolutions or international instruments that threaten the free and peaceful exchange of ideas, beliefs, and truth claims.
Calls on the United Nations (U.N.) to abandon efforts to adopt the flawed concept of "defamation of religions."
Urges U.N. member states to focus on protecting the fundamental freedom of individuals to peacefully express their religious beliefs and to avoid supporting resolutions that threaten freedom of expression.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2009 to Nov 17, 2010; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Original | Sep 22, 2009 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Sep 22, 2009 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Sep 22, 2009 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Oct 23, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jan 27, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Mar 11, 2010 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Mar 22, 2010 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Mar 22, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Mar 24, 2010 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Apr 13, 2010 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Nov 17, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Nov 17, 2010 |
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 Sep 22, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2009Introduced in House
- Sep 22, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Nations resolutions on the "defamation of religions" are incompatible with the fundamental freedoms of individuals to freely exercise and peacefully express their religious beliefs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2009Introduced in House
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