HRES 134 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Condemning the military coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military detention of civilian leaders, calling for the release of all those detained and for those elected to serve in Parliament to resume their duties, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 18, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Andy Levin D-MI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 19, 2021 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 18, 2021
  2. Agreed to in HouseMar 19, 2021

Summary

This resolution condemns the military coup that took place in Burma (Myanmar) on February 1, 2021. It also calls on the Burmese military to (1) release all those detained arbitrarily in the coup, (2) restore all forms of communications, and (3) return to power all members of the civilian government.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 97Passed398–14Mar 19, 2021

Cosponsors 63

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2021 to Mar 16, 2021; 45 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-HIEd CaseOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CAJim CostaOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NCKathy E. ManningOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-OKKevin HernOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-MIPeter MeijerOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-PASusan WildOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NJAndy KimFeb 22, 2021
R-CADarrell IssaFeb 22, 2021
D-WIMark PocanFeb 22, 2021
D-CASara JacobsFeb 22, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciFeb 22, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarFeb 23, 2021
D-CATed LieuFeb 23, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingFeb 23, 2021
R-CAYoung KimFeb 23, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresFeb 24, 2021
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderFeb 24, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenFeb 24, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanFeb 25, 2021
R-SCTom RiceFeb 25, 2021
D-MNAngie CraigMar 8, 2021
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithMar 8, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceMar 10, 2021
D-TXAl GreenMar 16, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 18, 2021Markup Feb 25, 2021

Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 19, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1601-1602)
  2. Mar 19, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 14, 1 Present (Roll no. 97). (text: CR 03/18/2021 H1563-1564)
  3. Mar 19, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. Mar 18, 2021Mr. Meeks moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
  5. Mar 18, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1563-1566)
Show all 11 actions

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E284Recorded votes H1602condemn, call for, and allowLists H1602Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 134, condemn military coup and detention of civilian leaders in Burma, call for immediate and unconditional release of all detained, and allow those elected to serve in parliament to r…Anna G. Eshoo D-CAMar 19, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H1562–H1567Text printed H1563Andy Levin D-MI, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Claudia Tenney R-NY, David E. Price D-NC, Gregory W. Meeks D-NY, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Chabot R-OH, Tim Burchett R-TNMar 18, 2021

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Condemning the military coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military detention of civilian leaders, calling for the release of all those detained and for those elected to serve in Parliament to resume their duties, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 19, 2021Engrossed in House
  2. Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

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.