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 2,581–2,610, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 1631 Calling for the protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom. 111th September 28, 2010
HRES 1601 Recognizing that the religious freedom and human rights violations of Kashmiri Pandits has been ongoing since 1989. 111th July 30, 2010
HRES 1596 Condemning al Shabaab for its practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa. 111th July 30, 2010
HRES 1592 Recognizing persons of African descent in Europe. 111th July 30, 2010
HRES 1588 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the importance of the full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to help ensure peace and stability in Sudan during and after mandated referenda. 111th September 28, 2010
HRES 1572 Condemning and deploring the violence, threats, fines, and harassment faced by the villagers of Con Dau, Da Nang, for seeking to protect their land, the historic cemetery, and other parish properties, and to receive an equitable resolution of their property dispute, and for other purposes. 111th July 29, 2010
HRES 1551 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should promote respect for and full application of the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples consistent with United States law. 111th July 22, 2010
HRES 1544 Reaffirming the strength of the relationship between the United States and the Republic of Georgia. 111th July 20, 2010
HRES 1539 Expressing solidarity with human rights defenders in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. 111th July 20, 2010
HRES 1520 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the situation in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. 111th July 15, 2010
HRES 1518 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the inaugural Nelson Mandela International Day. 111th July 14, 2010
HRES 1515 Calling on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to uphold and respect basic human rights by releasing three women democracy activists, writer Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, attorney Le Thi Cong Nhan, and cyber-activist Pham Thanh Nghien. 111th July 14, 2010
HRES 1512 Commending Google Inc. and other companies for advocating for an uncensored Internet, adhering to free speech principles, and keeping the Internet open for users worldwide. 111th July 13, 2010
HRES 1497 Condemning the inclusion of inflammatory and inaccurate content in Iranian textbooks that is aimed at indoctrinating and radicalizing students with anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic, and anti-Western sentiment and at restricting the rights of women. 111th June 30, 2010
HRES 1474 Commending Harry Belafonte for receiving the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. 111th July 26, 2010
HRES 1457 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the one-year anniversary of the Government of Iran's fraudulent manipulation of Iranian elections, the Government of Iran's continued denial of human rights and democracy to the people of Iran, and the Government of Iran's continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. 111th June 24, 2010
HRES 1431 Calling for an end to the violence, unlawful arrests, torture, and ill treatment perpetrated against Iranian citizens, as well as the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Iran. 111th June 10, 2010
HRES 1426 Urging the Government of the Republic of Rwanda and President Paul Kagame to immediately release human rights lawyer Professor Peter Erlinder from jail and allow him to return to the United States. 111th June 8, 2010
HRES 1408 Congratulating the Republic of Serbia's application for European Union membership and recognizing Serbia's active efforts to integrate into Europe and the global community. 111th May 27, 2010
HRES 1376 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent. 111th May 19, 2010
HRES 1371 Condemning the selection of the Government of Iran to serve on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. 111th May 19, 2010
HRES 1359 Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who is held captive by Hamas, and for other purposes. 111th June 24, 2010
HRES 1355 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the human rights crisis in Papua and West Papua. 111th May 12, 2010
HRES 1335 Calling on the Government of the Republic of Malawi to respect the fundamental human rights of its citizens, and for other purposes. 111th May 6, 2010
HRES 1326 Calling on the Government of Japan to address the urgent problem of abduction to and retention of United States citizen children in Japan, to work closely with the Government of the United States to return these children to their custodial parent or to the original jurisdiction for a custody determination in the United States, to provide left-behind parents immediate access to their children, and to adopt without delay the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. 111th September 29, 2010
HRES 1321 Affirming the support of the United States for a strong and vital alliance with Thailand. 111th July 1, 2010
HRES 1224 Recognizing and honoring the important work that Colombia's Constitutional Court has done on behalf of Colombia's internally displaced persons, especially indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombians, and women. 111th March 25, 2010
HRES 1215 Expressing support for Bangladesh's return to democracy. 111th March 25, 2010
HRES 1181 Calling on the United Nations General Assembly to reject the Islamic Republic of Iran's bid to join the United Nations Human Rights Council. 111th March 12, 2010
HRES 1118 Expressing the concern of the House of Representatives over the Government of Iran's continued oppression of its people and calling on the Administration to take further measures in support of those oppressed by the current Iranian regime. 111th February 25, 2010

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.