Topic

Human rights

4,269 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 531. 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
531 bills in the 116th Congress. Showing 31–60, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HR 7981 Name the Enemy Act Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. August 7, 2020
HR 7938 USIA for Strategic Competition Act Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. August 4, 2020
HR 7856 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463. October 30, 2020
HR 7805 Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2020 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. July 29, 2020
HR 7797 BLUE Pacific Act Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3988-3989) July 30, 2020
HR 7703 Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. November 30, 2020
HR 7682 Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. July 29, 2020
HR 7608 State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. July 30, 2020
HR 7569 Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. July 9, 2020
HR 7440 Hong Kong Autonomy Act Became Public Law No: 116-149. July 14, 2020
HR 7428 Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 30, 2020
HR 7415 Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 30, 2020
HR 7343 Afghanistan Partnership and Transparency Act 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 25, 2020
HR 7307 Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. June 24, 2020
HR 7234 We Go Together Act Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. June 18, 2020
HR 7174 Protection of Civilians in Military Operations Act Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. June 11, 2020
HR 7120 George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490. July 20, 2020
HR 7083 Hong Kong Autonomy Act Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Rules, 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 1, 2020
HR 7028 National Commission on U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Act of 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism. June 1, 2020
HR 7001 World Press Freedom Protection and Reciprocity Act Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 22, 2020
HR 6986 Protecting Human Rights During Pandemic Act Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organization Discharged. October 1, 2020
HR 6863 COVID–19 Accountability Act Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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 14, 2020
HR 6626 Girls LEAD Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. May 1, 2020
HR 6621 Open Technology Fund Authorization Act Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. April 24, 2020
HR 6279 Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. March 13, 2020
HR 6270 Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. October 1, 2020
HR 6239 LITE Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. April 3, 2020
HR 6210 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. September 23, 2020
HR 6174 Youth, Peace, and Security Act of 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. March 10, 2020
HR 6117 Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Act of 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. March 5, 2020

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.