Topic

Protest and dissent

Bills 881 First seen 110th Most recent 119th

881 bills on this subject

Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 211. 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 110th to 119th
73 bills in the 112th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HJRES 80 Limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. October 6, 2011
HJRES 66 Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. Message on Senate action sent to the House. September 15, 2011
HR 3755 Freedom to Mourn in Peace Act of 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. January 3, 2012
HR 3056 Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act of 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. September 23, 2011
HR 2121 China Democracy Promotion Act of 2011 Subcommittee Hearings Held. November 2, 2011
HR 2106 Syria Freedom Support Act Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. March 7, 2012
HR 1905 Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-158. August 10, 2012
HR 1714 Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act of 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . August 2, 2011
HR 1627 Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-154. August 6, 2012
HR 1591 SERVE Act of 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. August 25, 2011
HR 1410 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. September 12, 2012
HR 961 Safe Haven for Heros Act of 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. March 21, 2011
HR 515 Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011 Became Public Law No: 112-82. January 3, 2012
HR 156 Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. March 23, 2011
HRES 832 Observing the 100th birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and commemorating her legacy. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. December 13, 2012
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. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. December 11, 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. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. August 2, 2012
HRES 669 Commending the Patriot Guard Riders for their mission to show sincere respect for fallen members of the Armed Forces by attending the funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the family of the member. Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. June 1, 2012
HRES 632 Commending the Government of Turkey for its efforts to facilitate, host, and care for refugees fleeing the Al-Assad regime's escalating violence in Syria. Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia. May 7, 2012
HRES 609 Expressing support for the people of Tibet. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. May 7, 2012
HRES 576 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China has violated internationally recognized human rights by implementing severe restrictions on the rights of Uyghurs to freely associate and engage in religious and political speech, subjecting detained Uyghurs to torture and forced confessions, carrying out extrajudicial killings against Uyghur dissidents, and pressuring other governments to unlawfully return Uyghurs to China, where they face mistreatment and persecution. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. May 7, 2012
HRES 562 Directing the Office of the Historian to compile oral histories from current and former Members of the House of Representatives involved in the historic and annual Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, marches, as well as the civil rights movement in general, for the purposes of expanding or augmenting the historic record and for public dissemination and education. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. March 1, 2012
HRES 556 Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. March 1, 2012
HRES 549 Calling for democratic change in Syria. Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . May 7, 2012
HRES 484 Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to respect basic human rights and cease abusing vague national security provisions such as articles 79 and 88 of the Vietnamese penal code which are often the pretext to arrest and detain citizens who peacefully advocate for religious and political freedom. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 11, 2012
HRES 459 Encouraging any new government convened in Egypt to fully allow for the freedom of religion. Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . February 3, 2012
HRES 416 Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience, and supporting the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. October 25, 2011
HRES 332 Calling for an impartial and independent investigation into the massacre of the Iranian Opposition Members in Camp Ashraf, Iraq. Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. August 2, 2011
HRES 296 Expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad Regime. Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . August 2, 2011
HRES 181 Honoring the memory of Christina-Taylor Green by encouraging schools to teach civic education and civil discourse in public schools. Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. March 17, 2011

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.