Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.
Latest action · Mar 1, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
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.
- IntroducedJan 5, 2011
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
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 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 5, 2011 to Apr 16, 2012; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Mar 31, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | May 26, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | May 31, 2011 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Oct 13, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Mar 20, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Apr 16, 2012 |
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 Jan 5, 2011 |
| East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2011 | |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
- Mar 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
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