Topic

Political violence

228 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 108th at 74. 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 110th
228 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 1–30, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HCONRES 283 Calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya. 110th February 8, 2008
HCONRES 200 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the severely deteriorating human rights situation in Burma. 110th October 3, 2007
HCONRES 183 Calling on the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan to immediately release Farhad Aliyev and Rafiq Aliyev from detention during trial, to assure that their right to a fair and open trial before an independent and impartial tribunal will be carried out, and to comply with all its international human rights agreements and commitments respecting the rule of law, and for other purposes. 110th July 13, 2007
HCONRES 154 Expressing the sense of Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant concerns about the potential involvement of elements of the Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko's death and about the security and proliferation of radioactive materials. 110th April 2, 2008
HCONRES 139 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India. 110th July 24, 2007
HCONRES 100 Condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society. 110th April 18, 2007
HCONRES 55 Recognizing that the plight of Kashmiri Pandits has been an ongoing concern since 1989 and that their physical, political, and economic security should be safeguarded by the Government of India and the state government of Jammu and Kashmir. 110th April 17, 2007
HCONRES 20 Calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, and public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park Agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland peace process. 110th March 19, 2007
HCONRES 7 Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur. 110th June 28, 2007
HR 5925 International Partnership for Reconciliation in Iraq Act of 2008 110th April 29, 2008
HR 5697 Defend the Olympic Spirit Act of 2008 110th April 3, 2008
HR 2978 To prohibit United States assistance for the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza, unless certain conditions are met. 110th July 10, 2007
HR 2574 Iraq Study Group Recommendations Implementation Act of 2007 110th July 12, 2007
HR 2486 President Gerald R. Ford Iraqi Ally and Refugee Responsibility Memorial Act of 2007 110th June 25, 2007
HR 2228 Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights Advancement Act of 2007 110th May 9, 2007
HR 2003 Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007 110th October 3, 2007
HR 1955 Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 110th October 24, 2007
HR 1837 To require the President to develop a plan containing dates certain for the commencement and completion of a phased redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, and for other purposes. 110th March 29, 2007
HR 1062 Security and Victory in Iraq Act of 2007 110th March 20, 2007
HR 982 ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 110th May 2, 2007
HR 351 To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti. 110th February 5, 2007
HRES 1338 Calling on the United States Government and the international community to support a transition to sustainable peace in Sri Lanka by encouraging an international human rights monitoring presence, protecting the work of civil society and media, facilitating access of humanitarian operations, and retaining democratic principles in which rule of law and justice pervades. 110th July 10, 2008
HRES 1337 Condemning the decision by the Government of Zimbabwe to hold the run-off presidential election on June 27, 2008;. 110th July 10, 2008
HRES 1308 Condemning the broadcasting of incitement to violence against Americans and the United States in media based in the Middle East, and for other purposes. 110th June 26, 2008
HRES 1301 Calling upon the Government of Zimbabwe to postpone the run-off presidential election scheduled for Friday, June 27, 2008. 110th June 24, 2008
HRES 1270 Commending the efforts of those who sought to block an international arms transfer destined for Zimbabwe, where the government has unleashed a campaign of violence and intimidation against members of the political opposition, and for other purposes. 110th June 18, 2008
HRES 1230 Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis. 110th June 19, 2008
HRES 1127 Resolution condemning the endemic restrictions on freedom of the press and media and public expression in the Middle East and the concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic incitement to violence and Holocaust denial in the Arab media and press. 110th June 18, 2008
HRES 1077 Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its crackdown in Tibet and enter into a substantive dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama to find a negotiated solution that respects the distinctive language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms of all Tibetans, and for other purposes. 110th April 9, 2008
HRES 1069 Condemning the broadcasting of incitement to violence against Americans and the United States in media based in the Middle East, calling for the designation of al-Aqsa TV as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity, and for other purposes. 110th September 9, 2008

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.