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 931–960, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 595 Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. 116th October 8, 2019
HRES 594 Expressing profound concern about threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment in Brazil. 116th September 25, 2019
HRES 552 Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence of wrongdoing or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan. 116th October 22, 2019
HRES 543 Recognizing Hong Kong's bilateral relationship with the United States, condemning the People's Republic of China for violating their obligations to the people of Hong Kong, and supporting the people of Hong Kong's right to freedom of assembly and peaceful protest. 116th October 15, 2019
HRES 537 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States policy recognizing the Assyrian Genocide. 116th August 2, 2019
HRES 527 Recognizing the goal of United States foreign policy should be to promote human rights and equal rights for all. 116th July 25, 2019
HRES 524 Calling on the United Arab Emirates to immediately end any form of human rights violations against political prisoners and prisoners of free speech, and for other purposes. 116th July 31, 2019
HRES 512 Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. 116th December 7, 2020
HRES 501 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on Nelson Mandela International Day. 116th July 17, 2019
HRES 496 Affirming that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. 116th July 30, 2019
HRES 493 Condemning the persecution of Christians in China. 116th July 16, 2019
HRES 487 Expressing full support to the Ukrainian people in their aspiration to continue consolidating their democracy and rule of law. 116th July 12, 2019
HRES 474 Condemning the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to restore full rights to Russia within the Council. 116th July 2, 2019
HRES 472 Requesting the President to strongly condemn Jamal Khashoggi's killing, hold accountable individuals identified as culpable, and condemn imprisonment of and violence against journalists around the world. 116th June 27, 2019
HRES 464 Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month. 116th July 30, 2019
HRES 458 Reaffirming the strong partnership between Tunisia and the United States and supporting the people of Tunisia in their continued pursuit of democratic reforms. 116th March 4, 2020
HRES 449 Expressing support for a genuinely democratic repeat mayoral election in Istanbul, Turkey. 116th June 27, 2019
HRES 444 Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons. 116th September 24, 2019
HRES 442 Observing 10 years since the war in Sri Lanka ended on May 18, 2009, commemorating the lives lost, and expressing support for transitional justice, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka, which are necessary to ensure a lasting peace and a prosperous future for all Sri Lankans. 116th July 17, 2019
HRES 435 Recognizing the contributions of the Montagnard indigenous tribespeople of the Central Highlands of Vietnam to the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War, and condemning the ongoing violation of human rights by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 116th June 11, 2019
HRES 432 Condemning the attacks on peaceful protesters and supporting an immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government in Sudan. 116th July 15, 2019
HRES 429 Affirming the right of all renters to a safe, affordable, and decent home. 116th June 5, 2019
HRES 410 Encouraging reunions of divided Korean-American families. 116th March 9, 2020
HRES 408 Condemning the terrorist attack in India that tragically killed 41 Indian Central Reserve Police. 116th May 23, 2019
HRES 400 Supporting efforts to strengthen democracy in Hungary and its alliance with the United States. 116th May 23, 2019
HRES 398 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Green New Deal is antithetical to the principles of free market capitalism and private property rights, is simply a thinly veiled attempt to usher in policies that create a socialist society in America, and is impossible to fully implement. 116th June 26, 2019
HRES 395 Condemning the senseless attacks on hospitals and medical personnel in Syria, and for other purposes. 116th June 7, 2019
HRES 393 Remembering the victims of the violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere in China on June 3 and 4, 1989, and calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the universally recognized human rights of all people living in China and around the world. 116th June 4, 2019
HRES 388 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. 116th May 20, 2019
HRES 387 Condemning continued violence against civilians by armed groups in the Central African Republic and supporting efforts to achieve a lasting political solution to the conflict. 116th March 3, 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.