Condemning the attacks on peaceful protesters and supporting an immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government in Sudan.
Latest action · Jul 15, 2019 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 10, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseJul 15, 2019
Summary
This resolution expresses support for the people of Sudan and their right to peacefully assemble and express their demands for political change. It condemns the government of Sudan's use of violence and arbitrary detention against peaceful protesters, and calls for an immediate transfer of power by the military to an inclusive, civilian-led government.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 476 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed414–1 | Jul 15, 2019 |
Cosponsors 71
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 10, 2019 to Jul 15, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jun 10, 2019 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jun 10, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 10, 2019 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 15, 2019 |
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 Jun 10, 2019Markup Jun 20, 2019 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2019Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jul 15, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5789-5793)
- Jul 15, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 432.
- Jul 15, 2019At 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.
- Jul 15, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5813-5814)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H5789–H5793Text printed H5789Recorded votes H5813condemn and support | Daniel T. Kildee D-MI, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, James P. McGovern D-MA, Joe Wilson R-SC, Karen Bass D-CA, Pramila Jayapal D-WA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 15, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4440 | Daniel T. Kildee D-MI | Jun 12, 2019 |
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. 116-49 | MARKUP OF H.R. 3190, BURMA Act of 2019; H.R. 2327, Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act; H.R. 1632, Southeast Asia Strategy Act; H.R. 3252, Global Respect Act; H.Res. 259, H.Res. 432, H.Res. 441, H.Res. 444, H.R. 2229, First Responders Passport Act of 2019204 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 20, 2019 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10182 | Sudan Archived | Resource | Aug 21, 2019 |
| R45794 | Sudan’s Uncertain Transition Archived | Report | Jul 17, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Condemning the attacks on peaceful protesters and supporting an immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government in Sudan.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Conflicts and wars
- Detention of persons
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Health personnel
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- News media and reporting
- Political movements and philosophies
- Protest and dissent
- Religion
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Sudan
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jun 10, 2019Introduced 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.
