Urging the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, opposition leaders, and all citizens to respect democratic principles, refrain from violence, and hold free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections in October 2020.
Latest action · Oct 1, 2020 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedSep 24, 2020
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution calls on Côte d'Ivoire to publicly commit to free, fair, peaceful, and transparent elections, and it reaffirms that the United States will continue to stand with the people of Côte d'Ivoire in support of peace, democracy, religious and ethnic tolerance, and stability.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 24, 2020 to Oct 23, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 6, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 6, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Oct 16, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 23, 2020 |
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 Sep 24, 2020Markup Oct 1, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 1, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Sep 24, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 24, 2020Referred 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.
Printed hearings 2
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. 116-110 | MARKUP OF H.R. 6986, 7990, 7673, 8409, 4507, 8428, 8405, 8259, 4636, 4326, 7954, 8438, H.Res. 1012, 697, 1100, 751, 1077, 672, 17, 823, 996, 958, 825, 1121, 1115, 768, 1150, 1145564 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-108 | DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA89 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Sep 30, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Urging the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, opposition leaders, and all citizens to respect democratic principles, refrain from violence, and hold free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections in October 2020.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Civics education
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Due process and equal protection
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International Affairs
- Ivory Coast
- Political parties and affiliation
- Protest and dissent
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Violent crime
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2020Introduced 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.
