Topic

Asia

Bills 3,862 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

3,862 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 710. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 119th
356 bills in the 112th Congress. Showing 181–210, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HRES 601 Expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day". Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. March 30, 2012
HRES 599 Honoring Byung Wook Yoon, Ph.D for his outstanding service on behalf of the Korean American community. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text of measure as introduced: CR E493) March 27, 2012
HRES 576 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China has violated internationally recognized human rights by implementing severe restrictions on the rights of Uyghurs to freely associate and engage in religious and political speech, subjecting detained Uyghurs to torture and forced confessions, carrying out extrajudicial killings against Uyghur dissidents, and pressuring other governments to unlawfully return Uyghurs to China, where they face mistreatment and persecution. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. May 7, 2012
HRES 575 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a moment of silence in the House on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in the United States engagement in Afghanistan. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. March 7, 2012
HRES 569 Recognizing the tenth anniversary of the tragic communal violence in Gujarat, India. Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . May 7, 2012
HRES 529 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should not consider releasing Taliban prisoners, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Mullah Norullah Noori, Mullah Mohammed Fazl, and Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa, from prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Mullah Muhammed Omar has been turned over to United States custody. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. January 25, 2012
HRES 505 Expressing the sense of sympathy of the House of Representatives to those who perished or were displaced in the Philippines as a result of the December 16, 2011 flooding. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. February 3, 2012
HRES 503 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should leave no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for in the withdrawal of forces from Iraq and Afghanistan. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. December 20, 2011
HRES 485 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the declassification of information related to missing and unaccounted-for members of the Armed Forces. Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. February 7, 2012
HRES 484 Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to respect basic human rights and cease abusing vague national security provisions such as articles 79 and 88 of the Vietnamese penal code which are often the pretext to arrest and detain citizens who peacefully advocate for religious and political freedom. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 11, 2012
HRES 439 Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali. Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . October 25, 2011
HRES 423 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to increase and sustain pressure on the Taliban, their terrorist allies and supporters, enable an expeditious and safe withdrawal of United States and NATO soldiers, reducing the great cost in lives and money, the United States should empower and recognize Afghanistan's ethnic diversity through free local and provincial elections and replace the present failed centralized system of government with a federal political structure that ensured the full participation of all ethnic communities. Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . October 25, 2011
HRES 416 Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience, and supporting the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. October 25, 2011
HRES 387 Recognizing that the religious freedom and human rights violations of Kashmiri Pandits has been ongoing since 1989. Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . October 25, 2011
HRES 376 Calling for the repatriation of POW/MIAs and abductees from the Korean War. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. December 13, 2011
HRES 374 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Georgia. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. July 26, 2011
HRES 356 Urging the European Union and its member states to maintain the arms embargo against the People's Republic of China. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. July 18, 2011
HRES 352 Calling for a peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian mainland. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. July 15, 2011
HRES 338 Welcoming His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and democracy. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. July 6, 2011
HRES 333 Welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and establishing in 2010 a visitation program to Japan for surviving veterans, family members, and descendants. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. August 2, 2011
HRES 331 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately reassess the United States mission in Afghanistan and redirect funding to strengthen homeland security, to create jobs, and to reduce the Federal deficit and debt. Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. June 24, 2011
HRES 324 Welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. August 2, 2011
HRES 304 Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. June 14, 2011
HRES 292 Declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. June 3, 2011
HRES 282 Expressing the regret of the House of Representatives for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in the United States, including the Chinese Exclusion Act. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. July 11, 2011
HRES 275 Honoring the 113th anniversary of the independence of the Philippines. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. August 2, 2011
HRES 266 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should, without any further delay, submit the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement to Congress for its consideration and immediate approval under fast track procedures pursuant to the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority of 2002. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. May 11, 2011
HRES 248 Honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. May 4, 2011
HRES 243 Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. May 3, 2011
HRES 241 Honoring the members of the United States Armed Forces, the intelligence community, and the Obama and Bush Administrations whose dedicated service brought the murderous terrorist leader Osama bin Laden to justice. Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. May 3, 2011

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.