Supporting freedom of the press in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemning violations of press freedom and violence against journalists, bloggers, and individuals exercising their right to freedom of speech.
Latest action · Dec 15, 2015 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.
- IntroducedNov 19, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseDec 15, 2015
Summary
Supports a free press in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemns violations of press freedom and violence against journalists.
Urges countries in the region to implement recommendations to its Member States from the Organization of American States Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.
Urges countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to be vocal in condemning violations of press freedom, violence against journalists, and the culture of impunity that leads to self-censorship.
Urges Western Hemisphere countries to uphold the principles outlined in the Inter-American Democratic Charter.
Urges the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Department of State to assist the media in closed societies to promote a free press.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 694 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed399–2 | Dec 15, 2015 |
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2015 to Dec 11, 2015; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Nov 19, 2015 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Nov 19, 2015 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Nov 19, 2015 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Nov 30, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Nov 30, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Dec 3, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Dec 3, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Dec 3, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Dec 11, 2015 |
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 Nov 19, 2015Markup Dec 9, 2015 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2015Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Dec 15, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9318-9321)
- Dec 15, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 536.
- Dec 15, 2015At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Dec 15, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9321-9322)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9318–H9321Text printed H9318Recorded votes H9321support and condemn | Adam B. Schiff D-CA, Albio Sires D-NJ, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL | Dec 15, 2015 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-125 | VARIOUS MEASURES79 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Dec 9, 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43882 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues and Actions in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 4, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting freedom of the press in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemning violations of press freedom and violence against journalists, bloggers, and individuals exercising their right to freedom of speech.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2015Engrossed in House
- Nov 19, 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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
