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Bill Title Congress Status Action Date
HR 5517
Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. December 7, 2020
HR 5276
Iraq Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019
116th Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. November 26, 2019
HR 5210
Refugee Protection Act of 2019
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. December 19, 2019
HR 4507
Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2019
116th Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. October 1, 2020
HR 4330
TRAP Act of 2019
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. October 2, 2019
HR 4270
PROTECT Hong Kong Act
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. October 16, 2019
HR 3524
Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. August 2, 2019
HR 3494
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. July 18, 2019
HR 3289
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019
116th Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 243. October 16, 2019
HR 2839
Making appropriations for Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,...
116th Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54. May 20, 2019
HR 2740
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations...
116th Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the third cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2740 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 342) entered in Senate. October 31, 2019
HR 2500
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
116th Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. August 11, 2020
HR 2327
Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. September 25, 2019
HR 2068
Security Partner Modernization Act
116th Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. April 3, 2019
HR 2037
Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. July 16, 2019
HR 1945
Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act
116th Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. March 28, 2019
HR 1811
Countering the Chinese Government and Communist Party's Political Influence Operations Act
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. May 3, 2019
HR 1706
No Assistance for Assad Act
116th Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. March 13, 2019
HR 1537
Bayard Rustin Stamp Act
116th Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. March 5, 2019
HR 1471
Saudi Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2019
116th Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. February 28, 2019
HR 1383
Vietnam Human Rights Act
116th Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. February 26, 2019
HR 1127
To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his contributions to the Nation by the promo...
116th Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. February 8, 2019
HR 1011
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. March 25, 2019
HR 924
Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
116th Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. January 30, 2019
HR 920
Venezuela Arms Restriction Act
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. March 26, 2019
HR 739
Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019
116th Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,. March 7, 2019
HR 704
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. March 4, 2019
HR 643
To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.
116th Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. January 17, 2019
HR 254
To make technical amendments to chapter 3084 of title 54, United States Code, to correct references to the African American Civil...
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. February 5, 2019
HR 194
Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. January 31, 2019
HRES 1257
Recognizing International Human Rights Day.
116th Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. December 10, 2020
HRES 1240
Expressing condemnation for police brutality wherever in the world it occurs.
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. November 24, 2020
HRES 1231
Calling for an end to enforced disappearances in Asia and around the world, and calling upon the United States to ratify the Inte...
116th Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. November 19, 2020
HRES 1221
Urging the United States to uphold its commitments under international treaties related to refugees and asylum-seekers and halt d...
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. November 16, 2020
HRES 1216
Supporting the #EndSARS peaceful protest movement in Nigeria.
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. November 20, 2020
HRES 1202
Denouncing the Maduro regime's efforts to hold fraudulent legislative elections, the absence of acceptable conditions to ensure f...
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade. November 9, 2020
HRES 1183
Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging continued democratic progress in Ethiopia, and for other purposes.
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. November 9, 2020
HRES 1172
Calling for the release of Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras.
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade. October 9, 2020
HRES 1170
Commemorating the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation. October 9, 2020
HRES 1150
Urging the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, opposition leaders, and all citizens to respect democratic principles, refrain from viole...
116th Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. October 1, 2020