Condemning all violence and human rights abuses in Ethiopia, and calling on the Government of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea to remove all Eritrean troops from Ethiopia, and for all belligerents in the conflict, including the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and Amhara regional forces, and other armed groups to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations.
Latest action · Oct 21, 2021 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2021
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution strongly disapproves of the escalation of political tensions between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front into armed conflict, and it calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities in the Tigray region as well as an end to violence throughout Ethiopia. Further, the resolution urges all parties to work to protect human rights, and it calls on relevant U.S. agencies to take specified actions that encourage an end to the conflict and that provide humanitarian support.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2021 to Feb 1, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Feb 1, 2022 |
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 May 28, 2021Markup Oct 21, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 21, 2021Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 28, 2021Introduced in House
- May 28, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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. 117-85 | MARKUP OF VARIOUS MEASURES255 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Oct 21, 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45428 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Overview and U.S. Engagement Archived | Report | Jul 21, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Condemning all violence and human rights abuses in Ethiopia, and calling on the Government of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea to remove all Eritrean troops from Ethiopia, and for all belligerents in the conflict, including the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and Amhara regional forces, and other armed groups to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Banking and financial institutions regulation
- Conflicts and wars
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Health care coverage and access
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Military operations and strategy
- News media and reporting
- Political parties and affiliation
- Protest and dissent
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Sudan
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Violent crime
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 28, 2021Introduced 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.
