Topic

Burma

Bills 221 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

221 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 115th at 27. 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
27 bills in the 115th Congress. Showing 1–27, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 90 Condemning ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and calling for an end to the violence in and an immediate restoration of humanitarian access to the state of Rakhine in Burma. Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. December 7, 2017
HR 6888 Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. October 3, 2018
HR 6828 Southeast Asia Strategy Act Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. September 13, 2018
HR 6706 Global Small Business Network Act Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. September 5, 2018
HR 6385 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 642. July 16, 2018
HR 5819 BURMA Act of 2018 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,. May 17, 2018
HR 5592 Department of State Authorization Act of 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. April 24, 2018
HR 4223 BURMA Act of 2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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. November 2, 2017
HR 3362 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184. July 24, 2017
HR 667 Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. January 24, 2017
HRES 1169 Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent and credible elections in Bangladesh. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. December 12, 2018
HRES 1091 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the Burmese military and security forces since August 2017 constitute crimes against humanity and genocide and calling on the Government of Burma to release Burmese journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo sentenced to seven years imprisonment after investigating attacks against civilians by the Burmese military and security forces, and for other purposes The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. December 13, 2018
HRES 1057 Calling on Burma's civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to release two jailed journalists reporting on violence inflicted upon that nation's Rohingya population. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8110-8111) September 12, 2018
HRES 1024 Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote international religious freedom and marking the 20th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 24, 2018
HRES 591 Denouncing the ongoing violence against the Rohingya people of Burma. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. November 29, 2017
HRES 528 Condemning horrific acts of violence against Burma's Rohingya population and calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. November 29, 2017
HRES 311 Reaffirming the 40 years of relations between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the shared pursuit of economic growth and regional security in Southeast Asia. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 27, 2017
S 2736 Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-409. December 31, 2018
S 2060 Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307. February 12, 2018
S 1780 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 216. September 7, 2017
S 1519 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1886-1892, S1892-1931) March 22, 2018
SRES 635 A resolution calling for the immediate release of unjustly imprisoned Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and expressing concern over the overall deterioration in freedom of the press in Myanmar. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6233-6234) September 18, 2018
SRES 376 A resolution urging the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh to ensure the safe, dignified, voluntary, and sustainable return of the Rohingya refugees who have been displaced by the campaign of ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358. March 21, 2018
SRES 360 A resolution calling for international accountability for the crimes against humanity committed by the Burmese military against the Rohingya in Burma. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. December 13, 2017
SRES 359 A resolution commending the Government of Bangladesh for its compassion during the Rohingya humanitarian crisis and commending Pope Francis for his message of peace. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. December 13, 2017
SRES 250 A resolution condemning horrific acts of violence against Burma's Rohingya population and calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5059-5061) September 7, 2017
SRES 157 A resolution recognizing that for 50 years, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its ten members-Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam-have worked toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2778-2780) May 4, 2017

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