A resolution recognizing the 71st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".
Latest action · Dec 18, 2019 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 12/10/2019 CR S6954)
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.
- IntroducedDec 10, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateDec 18, 2019
Summary
This resolution designates December 10, 2019, as Human Rights Day. It also reaffirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and supports the rights of human rights defenders all over the world to promote fundamental freedoms enshrined in the declaration.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 10, 2019 to Dec 16, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Dec 10, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Dec 16, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2019Discharged Dec 19, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2019Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7165)
- Dec 18, 2019Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7165)
- Dec 18, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 12/10/2019 CR S6954)
- Dec 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Dec 10, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7165 | James Lankford R-OK | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Senate | Text printed S6954 | — | Dec 10, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1259 | Recognizing the 72d anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day". | Related bill | Dec 10, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing the 71st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2019Agreed to Senate
- Dec 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
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