Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.
Latest action · Dec 7, 2020 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 3, 1 Present (Roll no. 236). (text: CR H6865)
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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseDec 7, 2020
Summary
This resolution calls on the President and the Department of State to (1) make the repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws a priority in bilateral relationships between the United States and countries that have such laws; (2) designate countries that enforce such laws as countries of particular concern for religious freedom; and (3) oppose efforts by the United Nations to implement an international anti-blasphemy norm. The resolution also calls on the governments of countries that enforce such laws to amend or repeal them and to release anyone imprisoned pursuant to them.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 236 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed386–3 | Dec 7, 2020 |
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2019 to Dec 7, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Mar 3, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Dec 7, 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 Jul 23, 2019Markup Mar 4, 2020 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2020Mr. Raskin moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Dec 7, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6864-6867)
- Dec 7, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 512.
- Dec 7, 2020At 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 7, 2020Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6883)
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 H6864–H6867Text printed H6865Recorded votes H6883call forLists H6883Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 512, call for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws | Jamie Raskin D-MD, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted S. Yoho R-FL | Dec 7, 2020 |
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. 116-139 | INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CLOSING CIVIC SPACE81 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Dec 9, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-101 | MARKUP OF H.RES. 512, H.R. 5408, H.RES. 742, H.R. 5664, H. RES. 720, H.R. 2166, H.R. 2847, H.RES. 723, H.RES. 809, H.RES. 458, AND H.R. 1611188 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 4, 2020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 458 | A resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. | Identical bill | Dec 19, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2020Engrossed in House
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House
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