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 1,411–1,440, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 419 Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month. 115th June 28, 2017
HRES 407 Condemning the persecution of Christians around the world. 115th December 12, 2017
HRES 395 Reaffirming the leadership of the United States in promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons. 115th June 20, 2017
HRES 394 Supporting international academic freedom and American universities abroad. 115th June 20, 2017
HRES 356 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should give its advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. 115th June 27, 2017
HRES 353 Supporting a democratic Hungary and reaffirming the long-standing and mutually-beneficial relationship between the United States and Hungary. 115th June 27, 2017
HRES 351 Condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya. 115th June 27, 2017
HRES 349 Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. 115th June 27, 2017
HRES 336 Reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Mexico partnership. 115th December 12, 2017
HRES 332 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. 115th May 19, 2017
HRES 328 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, and for other purposes. 115th June 27, 2017
HRES 319 Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promoting religious freedom globally, and for other purposes. 115th May 18, 2017
HRES 317 Calling for the unconditional release of United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens being held for political purposes by the Government of Iran. 115th July 26, 2017
HRES 311 Reaffirming the 40 years of relations between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the shared pursuit of economic growth and regional security in Southeast Asia. 115th September 27, 2017
HRES 293 Recognizing the 42nd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. 115th May 23, 2017
HRES 274 Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. 115th December 12, 2018
HRES 259 Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. 115th December 7, 2017
HRES 211 Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz. 115th March 20, 2017
HRES 188 Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims. 115th May 18, 2017
HRES 132 Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year. 115th February 17, 2017
HRES 128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. 115th April 10, 2018
HRES 118 Expressing support for the designation of February 14 of each year as International Flower Workers' Day, in acknowledgment of workers in flower-producing countries and to demonstrate the commitment of the United States to practices that respect labor rights in other countries. 115th February 14, 2017
HRES 65 Urging the President to seek an independent investigation into the death of Tibetan Buddhist leader and social activist Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and to publicly call for an end to the repressive policies used by the People's Republic of China in Tibet. 115th February 16, 2017
HRES 58 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding unanswered questions into the fate of Raoul Wallenberg. 115th February 16, 2017
HRES 5 Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress. 115th January 3, 2017
S 3785 No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018 115th December 19, 2018
S 3658 A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the death of Jamal Khashoggi, and for other purposes. 115th November 27, 2018
S 3652 Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 115th November 15, 2018
S 3622 Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 115th November 14, 2018
S 3607 Organization of American States Legislative Engagement Act of 2018 115th October 11, 2018

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.