Topic

Human rights

Bills 4,269 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

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
4,269 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 3,031–3,060, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 227 Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response Terrorism (SMART) security platform for the 21st century. 110th June 19, 2007
HRES 222 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 1998, as a blueprint for a lasting peace in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes. 110th March 13, 2007
HRES 209 Supporting the goals and ideals of Anti-Slavery Day. 110th March 1, 2007
HRES 194 Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans. 110th July 29, 2008
HRES 185 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations. 110th April 1, 2008
HRES 164 Encouraging the Federal Government and State and municipal governments, universities, companies, and other institutions in the United States, and all Americans to divest from companies that do business with Sudan. 110th February 14, 2007
HRES 158 Encouraging the people of the United States, particularly the youth of the United States, to observe the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade and remember the life and legacy of William Wilberforce, a member of the British House of Commons who devoted his life to the suppression and abolition of the institution of slavery, and to work for the protection of human rights throughout the world. 110th May 1, 2007
HRES 155 Condemning the assassination of human rights advocate and outspoken defender of freedom of the press, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on January 19, 2007. 110th February 12, 2007
HRES 152 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should transmit to Congress detailed reports on the situation in Iraq to facilitate greater congressional oversight, work with the international community to create an international peacekeeping force and reconstruction program for Iraq, and seek to convene a peace conference in a neutral location to encourage Iraq's ethnic and religious factions to achieve the important goals of national reconciliation, security, and governance for Iraq. 110th March 20, 2007
HRES 150 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq and all United States personnel under his command should receive from Congress the full support necessary to carry out the United States mission in Iraq. 110th February 8, 2007
HRES 149 Supporting the goals of International Women's Day. 110th March 6, 2007
HRES 146 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should take action to meet its obligations, and to ensure that all other member states of the United Nations meet their obligations, to women as agreed to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 relating to women, peace, and security, and the United States should fully assume the implementation of international law relating to human rights that protects the rights of women and girls during and after conflicts, and for other purposes. 110th April 17, 2007
HRES 137 Honoring the life and six decades of public service of Jacob Birnbaum and especially his commitment freeing Soviet Jews from religious, cultural, and communal extinction. 110th June 18, 2007
HRES 125 Expressing deep concern over the use of civilians as "human shields" in violation of international humanitarian law, including Hezbollah's tactic of embedding its forces among civilians to use them as human shields during the summer of 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and the State of Israel. 110th April 25, 2007
HRES 121 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II. 110th July 30, 2007
HRES 107 Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah, and for other purposes. 110th March 13, 2007
HRES 106 Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution 110th October 10, 2007
HRES 102 Condemning the assassination of human rights advocate and outspoken defender of freedom of the press, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on January 19, 2007. 110th January 29, 2007
HRES 101 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). 110th February 5, 2007
HRES 100 Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes. 110th May 1, 2007
HRES 64 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Bangladesh should immediately drop all pending charges against Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. 110th March 13, 2007
HRES 55 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding modern-day slavery. 110th April 17, 2007
HRES 52 Paying tribute to Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust. 110th January 22, 2007
HRES 36 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should declare its support for the independence of Kosova. 110th February 5, 2007
HRES 34 A resolution recognizing the life and accomplishments of Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. 110th September 5, 2007
HRES 32 A resolution denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society. 110th October 9, 2007
S 3678 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2008 110th October 1, 2008
S 3594 Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act 110th September 25, 2008
S 3567 A bill to establish a Commission on the conflict between Russia and Georgia, and for other purposes. 110th September 24, 2008
S 3563 Security Assistance Act of 2008 110th September 24, 2008

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