Calling on the Government of Bangladesh to protect the human rights of all its citizens, particularly vulnerable minorities, strengthen democratic institutions and rule of law, and prevent the growth of extremist groups.
Latest action · Aug 20, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
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 29, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Acknowledges the victims of the 1971 Bangladesh war of independence.
Calls on the government of Bangladesh to: (1) adhere to internationally recognized norms for elections, rule of law, and for due process in the conduct of the domestic International Crimes Tribunal investigating and prosecuting suspects of crimes committed in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War; (2) stop radical organizations, such as Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir, which pose an ongoing threat to the country's stability and secular democracy; and (3) protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all its citizens, particularly vulnerable minorities.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2015 to Jul 8, 2016, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-MI | David A. Trott | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Oct 27, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 8, 2016 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- Aug 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
- Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Jul 29, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5609)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional tributes
- Due process and equal protection
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Pakistan
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2015Introduced 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.