Calling for the support of the fundamental rights of all Egyptian citizens, equal access to justice and due process of law, and transparent and accountable governance in Egypt.
Latest action · Aug 16, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Progress
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- IntroducedAug 2, 2013
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Supports economic and political reforms that uphold the fundamental rights of all Egyptian citizens, equal access to justice, due process, and transparent and accountable governance.
Calls on interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour and the government of Egypt to restore the Egyptian Constitution and the rule of law.
Urges: (1) the process of amending the Egyptian Constitution to be transparent and secure broad consensus; (2) the Egyptian Armed Forces and security services to respect the rights of all Egyptian citizens; and (3) full restoration of media and civil society freedoms, including protecting media and journalists and overturning the verdicts in which 43 U.S. citizens, Egyptians, and others were given harsh sentences for their work to support democracy.
Calls on: (1) the government of Egypt to continue to meet its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty; and (2) interim President Mansour and the Egyptian Armed Forces to end the climate of impunity, end arbitrary arrests and politically motivated detentions, prosecute acts of violence, and make the protection of of all Egyptian citizens an urgent priority.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2013 to May 8, 2014; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Oct 22, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | May 8, 2014 |
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 Aug 2, 2013 |
| Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee | Referred Aug 16, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 16, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
- Aug 2, 2013Introduced in House
- Aug 2, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43655 | U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Frequently Asked Questions and Background Archived | Report | Jul 31, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Calling for the support of the fundamental rights of all Egyptian citizens, equal access to justice and due process of law, and transparent and accountable governance in Egypt.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Due process and equal protection
- Egypt
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- Middle East
- News media and reporting
- Political movements and philosophies
- Religion
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2013Introduced in House
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