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 151–180,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1146 | Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | September 12, 2019 | |
| HR 1127 | To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his contributions to the Nation by the promotion of nonviolence. | 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. | February 8, 2019 | |
| HR 1111 | Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | February 8, 2019 | |
| HR 1037 | Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons Act of 2019 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | May 15, 2019 | |
| HR 1025 | UIGHUR Act of 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. | March 22, 2019 | |
| HR 920 | Venezuela Arms Restriction Act | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | March 26, 2019 | |
| HR 854 | Humanitarian Assistance to the Venezuelan People Act of 2019 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | March 26, 2019 | |
| HR 772 | Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. | March 5, 2019 | |
| HR 739 | Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 | Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,. | March 7, 2019 | |
| HR 704 | Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. | March 4, 2019 | |
| HR 649 | Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | March 4, 2019 | |
| HR 648 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 16. | January 28, 2019 | |
| HR 643 | To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | January 17, 2019 | |
| HR 598 | Georgia Support Act | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | October 23, 2019 | |
| HR 554 | Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act of 2019 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | October 30, 2019 | |
| HR 526 | Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | July 16, 2019 | |
| HR 221 | Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act | Became Public Law No: 116-326. | January 13, 2021 | |
| HR 194 | Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | January 31, 2019 | |
| HR 146 | Terrorist Deportation Act of 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. | January 3, 2019 | |
| HR 133 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Became Public Law No: 116-260. | December 27, 2020 | |
| HR 40 | Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | June 19, 2019 | |
| HR 31 | Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107. | June 3, 2019 | |
| HR 21 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. | January 8, 2019 | |
| HR 12 | CTF Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | October 21, 2020 | |
| HRES 1270 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no taxpayer dollars will be used to enact sanctions that inflict suffering on civilian populations. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | December 18, 2020 | |
| HRES 1259 | Recognizing the 72d anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day". | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | December 10, 2020 | |
| HRES 1257 | Recognizing International Human Rights Day. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | December 10, 2020 | |
| HRES 1246 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States policy recognizing the Semele Massacre of 1933. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | December 2, 2020 | |
| HRES 1240 | Expressing condemnation for police brutality wherever in the world it occurs. | 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. | November 24, 2020 | |
| HRES 1234 | Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance of memorializing the lives lost this year to antitransgender violence. | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | November 20, 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.