Expressing support for the designation of a "Prisoners of Conscience Day".
Latest action · Feb 26, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 26, 2018
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Calls for the designation of a Prisoners of Conscience Day.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2018 to Sep 24, 2018; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 3, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 3, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | May 3, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | May 16, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 1, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 1, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 1, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Jun 1, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 1, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Aug 28, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 7, 2018 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 24, 2018 |
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 Feb 26, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2018Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for the designation of a "Prisoners of Conscience Day".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2018Introduced in House
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