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 2,251–2,280, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HR 2121 China Democracy Promotion Act of 2011 112th November 2, 2011
HR 2106 Syria Freedom Support Act 112th March 7, 2012
HR 2059 To prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund. 112th January 17, 2012
HR 2055 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 112th December 23, 2011
HR 2047 Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Act of 2011 112th July 29, 2011
HR 2017 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 112th September 30, 2011
HR 1940 International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011 112th March 27, 2012
HR 1905 Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 112th August 10, 2012
HR 1887 Free Trade With Cuba Act 112th October 21, 2011
HR 1856 International Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 2011 112th August 2, 2011
HR 1714 Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act of 2011 112th August 2, 2011
HR 1575 Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act of 2011 112th June 1, 2011
HR 1473 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 112th April 15, 2011
HR 1410 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2012 112th September 12, 2012
HR 1389 Global Online Freedom Act of 2011 112th May 13, 2011
HR 1321 North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act of 2011 112th April 7, 2011
HR 1193 Holocaust Rail Justice Act 112th June 1, 2011
HR 808 Department of Peace Act of 2011 112th March 18, 2011
HR 554 Freedom Trade Act 112th February 14, 2011
HR 515 Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011 112th January 3, 2012
HR 440 To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. 112th January 23, 2012
HR 418 International Women's Freedom Act of 2011 112th March 23, 2011
HR 156 Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act 112th March 23, 2011
HR 109 To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties. 112th January 24, 2011
HRES 828 Calling for the unconditional release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of conscience in Iran, and the utilization by the United States of direct multilateral and bilateral diplomacy with Iran to address Iran's human rights situation. 112th December 11, 2012
HRES 790 Expressing support for designation of August 23 as Black Ribbon Day to recognize the victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes. 112th September 19, 2012
HRES 786 Honoring the four United States public servants who died in Libya and condemning the attacks on United States diplomatic facilities in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen. 112th September 19, 2012
HRES 770 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Barack Obama should request authorization before sending the United States Armed Forces into Syria. 112th August 2, 2012
HRES 766 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and Communist eras. 112th August 2, 2012
HRES 763 Condemning the targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith communities in Syria and calling on the United States Government to prioritize the safety and security of these communities. 112th August 2, 2012

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.