Expressing profound concern about threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment in Brazil.
Latest action · Sep 25, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 25, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution urges Brazil and the United States to investigate human rights abuses in Brazil and reduce deforestation of the Amazon. The resolution also calls on the United States to suspend military assistance to Brazil unless the Department of State determines that measures are being taken to ensure human rights.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 25, 2019 to Sep 15, 2020; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 15, 2020 |
Committees 3
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 25, 2019 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Sep 25, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 25, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 25, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing profound concern about threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment in Brazil.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Air quality
- Alliances
- Brazil
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Crime victims
- Crimes against animals and natural resources
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Fires
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- Hate crimes
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Labor standards
- Latin America
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Multilateral development programs
- Property rights
- Protest and dissent
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2019Introduced in House
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