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
4,269 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 991–1,020, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 115 Calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor camp system, and for other purposes. 116th February 8, 2019
HRES 106 Denouncing female genital mutilation/cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice. 116th May 20, 2019
HRES 90 Supporting the observation of "National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month" during January 2019 to promote efforts to prevent, eradicate, and raise awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery. 116th January 30, 2019
HRES 75 Strongly condemning the January 2019 terrorist attack on the 14 Riverside Complex in Nairobi, Kenya, offering condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and reaffirming solidarity with the people of Kenya. 116th March 7, 2019
HRES 49 Supporting Coptic Christians in Egypt. 116th March 14, 2019
HRES 48 Supporting the observation of "National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month" during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on February 1, 2019, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery. 116th January 16, 2019
HRES 47 Condemning all forms of anti-Semitism. 116th January 16, 2019
HRES 17 Expressing concern over the detention of Austin Tice and Majd Kamalmaz, and for other purposes. 116th December 3, 2020
HRES 6 Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes. 116th January 9, 2019
S 5074 Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act 116th December 19, 2020
S 5026 Global Press Freedom Act 116th December 16, 2020
S 5016 Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020 116th December 15, 2020
S 4992 Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020 116th December 9, 2020
S 4814 SECURE F–35 Exports Act of 2020 116th October 20, 2020
S 4813 Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2020 116th October 20, 2020
S 4799 SHAME Act 116th October 5, 2020
S 4797 Chinese-Backed Media Accountability Act 116th October 5, 2020
S 4739 Values in Arms Export Act of 2020 116th September 29, 2020
S 4728 Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2020 116th September 24, 2020
S 4712 SAFEGUARD Act 116th September 24, 2020
S 4685 A bill to prohibit assistance to foreign governments that violate human rights with respect to religious freedom. 116th September 24, 2020
S 4659 Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020 116th September 23, 2020
S 4635 Combating Trafficking of Cuban Doctors Act of 2020 116th September 21, 2020
S 4631 Hong Kong Refugee Protection Act 116th September 21, 2020
S 4629 America LEADS Act 116th September 17, 2020
S 4609 China Trade Relations Act of 2020 116th September 17, 2020
S 4575 FIGHT Censorship Act 116th September 15, 2020
S 4528 Advancing Competitiveness, Transparency, and Security in the Americas Act of 2020 116th August 13, 2020
S 4482 Strengthening Reporting of Actions Taken Against the Normalization of Relations with Israel Act of 2020 116th August 6, 2020
S 4392 Ukraine Security Partnership Act 116th July 30, 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.