Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent and credible elections in Bangladesh.
Latest action · Dec 12, 2018 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 6, 2018
- Agreed to in HouseDec 12, 2018
Summary
Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent, and credible elections in Bangladesh.
Calls on the Government of Bangladesh to: (1) respect the freedom of speech and of the press, and (2) heed the Bangladesh Election Commission's request to ensure security for minorities and maintain communal harmony for a peaceful election.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 6, 2018 to Dec 11, 2018, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Dec 6, 2018 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Dec 6, 2018 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Dec 6, 2018 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Dec 6, 2018 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Dec 6, 2018 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Dec 11, 2018 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2018Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
- Dec 12, 2018Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10142)
- Dec 12, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 12, 2018Ms. Ros-Lehtinen asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Dec 12, 2018On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H10142)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- Burma
- Congressional tributes
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- News media and reporting
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Religion
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2018Engrossed in House
- Dec 6, 2018Introduced in House
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