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 151–180, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 901 Expressing support for democracy and human rights in Pakistan. 118th June 25, 2024
HRES 894 Strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world. 118th December 5, 2023
HRES 888 Reaffirming the State of Israel's right to exist. 118th November 28, 2023
HRES 793 Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 2023 attack on Israel. 118th November 28, 2023
HRES 636 Condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law. 118th July 28, 2023
HRES 634 Unhoused Persons Bill of Rights 118th August 21, 2023
HRES 616 Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and expressing support for any Afghans who assisted in the United States mission in Afghanistan. 118th May 22, 2024
HRES 578 Calling for the immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez, a United States citizen and Los Angeles County public defender, who was wrongfully detained by the Venezuelan regime in March 2022. 118th July 26, 2023
HRES 554 Affirming the nature and importance of the support of the United States for the religious and ethnic minority survivors of genocide in Iraq. 118th November 20, 2024
HRES 492 Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. 118th September 12, 2023
HRES 418 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). 118th May 17, 2023
HRES 377 Calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023. 118th June 13, 2023
HRES 369 Supporting the United States-Thailand alliance and urging the Government of Thailand to protect and uphold democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression ahead of the 2023 general elections in Thailand, and for other purposes. 118th May 5, 2023
HRES 354 Expressing condemnation for police brutality wherever in the world it occurs. 118th May 2, 2023
HRES 289 Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2023, as the sixth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons. 118th May 15, 2023
HRES 272 Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release United States citizen Paul Whelan. 118th June 14, 2023
HRES 261 Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area. 118th March 28, 2023
HRES 149 Condemning the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation. 118th March 19, 2024
HRES 133 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Marcus Garvey. 118th February 17, 2023
HRES 90 Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan. 118th April 25, 2023
HRES 82 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, the need to appoint a Special Envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, and for other purposes. 118th February 6, 2024
HRES 21 Commemorating the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth. 118th January 11, 2023
S 5340 Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2024 118th November 18, 2024
S 5003 VALOR Act of 2024 118th September 10, 2024
S 4993 Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2024 118th September 9, 2024
S 4914 Falun Gong Protection Act 118th July 31, 2024
S 4797 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025 118th July 25, 2024
S 3854 International Freedom Protection Act 118th May 7, 2024
S 3764 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2024 118th September 30, 2024
S 3363 Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Reauthorization Act of 2023 118th November 29, 2023

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.