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 1,741–1,770, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 354 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the safety and security of Jewish communities in Europe. 114th November 3, 2015
HRES 352 Expressing support for the designation of a "Prisoners of Conscience Day". 114th August 20, 2015
HRES 343 Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups. 114th June 13, 2016
HRES 337 Calling for substantive dialogue, without preconditions, in order to address Tibetan grievances and secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people. 114th July 8, 2015
HRES 310 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Srebrenica. 114th July 8, 2015
HRES 290 Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy laws. 114th July 14, 2016
HRES 285 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions. 114th August 20, 2015
HRES 279 Urging respect for freedom of expression and human rights in Turkey. 114th May 20, 2015
HRES 269 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for investigation and prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity, whether committed by officials of the Government of Syria or other parties to the civil war in Syria, and calling on the President to direct the United States representative to the United Nations to use the voice and vote of the United States to immediately promote the establishment of a Syrian war crimes tribunal, and for other purposes. 114th May 15, 2015
HRES 263 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. 114th May 15, 2015
HRES 261 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Nepal to ensure that the unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in reconstruction in the aftermath of the April 25, 2015, earthquake. 114th May 20, 2015
HRES 225 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. 114th August 13, 2015
HRES 220 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. 114th September 21, 2016
HRES 158 Condemning Dalit untouchability, the practice of birth-descent discrimination against Dalit people, which is widely practiced in India, Nepal, the Asian diaspora, and other South Asian nations, and calling on these countries to recognize the human rights of the Dalit people and end all forms of untouchability within their borders. 114th May 20, 2015
HRES 156 Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz. 114th March 18, 2015
HRES 147 Supporting efforts to bring an end to violence perpetrated by Boko Haram, and urging the Government of Nigeria to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections. 114th March 20, 2015
HRES 145 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). 114th March 20, 2015
HRES 139 Condemning violence against religious minorities in the Middle East and any actions that limit the free expression and practice of faith by these minorities. 114th March 20, 2015
HRES 130 To express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe and to encourage greater cooperation with the European governments, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in preventing and responding to anti-Semitism. 114th March 20, 2015
HRES 120 Supporting the goals and ideals of the designation of January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2024, as the "International Decade for People of African Descent". 114th March 20, 2015
HRES 111 Calling on the Government of Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini and all other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs. 114th March 20, 2015
HRES 105 Calling for the protection of religious minority rights and freedoms worldwide. 114th March 20, 2015
HRES 57 Urging the Secretary of State that in 2015, a year of significant anniversaries for the Jewish people, United States embassies in appropriate countries should commemorate this anniversary year with significant public events including the message that the opportunities for remembrance and reflection contained in these anniversaries are applicable to all peoples. 114th February 11, 2015
HRES 53 Condemning the cowardly attacks on innocent men, women, and children in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram and urging a peaceful and credible national election. 114th March 23, 2015
HRES 50 Calling for the release of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was captured by Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine and has been held illegally in a Russian prison since July 2014. 114th September 22, 2015
HRES 49 Honoring the victims of the Holocaust, commending countries and organizations for marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to strengthen the fight against anti-Semitism, bigotry, and intolerance. 114th February 11, 2015
HRES 37 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the recent terrorist attacks in Paris that resulted in the deaths of seventeen innocent persons and offering condolences to those personally affected by this cowardly act. 114th January 20, 2015
HRES 31 Condemning the terrorist attacks in Paris, offering condolences to the families of the victims, expressing solidarity with the people of France, and reaffirming fundamental freedom of expression. 114th January 14, 2015
HRES 5 Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 114th January 6, 2015
S 3543 STAND for Ukraine Act 114th December 9, 2016

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.