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 2,671–2,700, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 194 Supporting the goals of International Women's Day. 111th March 11, 2009
HRES 175 Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. 111th October 22, 2009
HRES 171 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the need for constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the importance of sustained United States engagement in partnership with the European Union (EU). 111th May 12, 2009
HRES 161 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for free, democratic, transparent, and fair elections in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela without threats or intimidation. 111th February 11, 2009
HRES 156 Supporting Charter 08 and the ideals of the Charter 08 movement. 111th February 11, 2009
HRES 72 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that absent congressional approval the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq on the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities During Their Temporary Presence in Iraq is merely advisory and not legally binding on the United States, and for other purposes. 111th January 15, 2009
HRES 44 Condemning the People's Republic of China for its socially unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices. 111th January 9, 2009
HRES 42 Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to withhold United States funding for and participation in the Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities, and for other purposes. 111th January 9, 2009
HRES 33 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Iran's lack of protection for internationally recognized human rights creates poor conditions for religious freedom in the Islamic Republic of Iran. 111th January 8, 2009
HRES 22 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). 111th January 6, 2009
HRES 20 Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom. 111th December 17, 2010
HRES 5 Adopting rules for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. 111th January 6, 2009
S 3974 Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act 111th November 18, 2010
S 3921 Ethical Pathway Act of 2010 111th September 29, 2010
S 3881 Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act of 2010 111th September 29, 2010
S 3798 Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2010 111th December 21, 2010
S 3757 Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010 111th August 5, 2010
S 3676 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 111th July 29, 2010
S 3636 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 111th July 22, 2010
S 3297 Zimbabwe Transition to Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2010 111th December 15, 2010
S 3184 Child Protection Compact Act of 2010 111th September 28, 2010
S 3172 Counternarcotics and Citizen Security for the Americas Act of 2010 111th March 25, 2010
S 3151 EQUALITY Act 111th March 22, 2010
S 3113 Refugee Protection Act of 2010 111th May 19, 2010
S 3104 A bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes. 111th July 13, 2010
S 3087 Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2010 111th June 10, 2010
S 3022 Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act 111th February 23, 2010
S 3008 Iran Democratic Transition Act of 2010 111th February 11, 2010
S 2982 International Violence Against Women Act of 2010 111th December 21, 2010
S 2971 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 111th September 23, 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.