Topic

Protest and dissent

Bills 891 First seen 110th Most recent 119th

891 bills on this subject

Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 213. 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
891 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 271–300, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
SRES 81 A resolution honoring Las Damas de Blanco, a women-led nonviolent movement in support of freedom and human rights in Cuba, and calling for the release of all political prisoners in Cuba. 117th May 12, 2021
SRES 67 A resolution calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United States citizen who was unjustly found guilty and sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison. 117th July 22, 2021
SRES 44 A resolution denouncing the Maduro regime's fraudulent legislative elections, the absence of acceptable conditions to ensure free, fair, and transparent electoral processes in Venezuela, and the further erosion of Venezuelan democracy. 117th March 24, 2021
SRES 37 A resolution expressing solidarity with the San Isidro Movement in Cuba, condemning escalated attacks against artistic freedoms in Cuba, and calling for the repeal of laws that violate freedom of expression and the immediate release of arbitrarily detained artists, journalists, and activists. 117th April 15, 2021
SRES 35 A resolution condemning the military coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Tatmadaw's detention of civilian leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those detained, promoting accountability and justice for those killed by the Tatmadaw, and calling for those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties without impediment, and for other purposes. 117th February 1, 2022
HCONRES 119 Recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children; recognizing the importance of renewed leadership by the United States in addressing the climate crisis; and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path towards stabilizing the climate system. 116th September 23, 2020
HR 8946 HEALING Act of 2020 116th December 10, 2020
HR 8931 Stop the Killing in Syria Act 116th December 21, 2020
HR 8823 Banning Rubber Bullets Act of 2020 116th November 27, 2020
HR 8757 BRICKS Act of 2020 116th November 17, 2020
HR 8730 Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act 116th November 5, 2020
HR 8609 Protect Peaceful Protests Act 116th October 19, 2020
HR 8507 Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2020 116th October 5, 2020
HR 8438 Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020 116th November 30, 2020
HR 8428 Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 116th December 8, 2020
HR 8313 Philippine Human Rights Act 116th September 17, 2020
HR 8301 Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020 116th September 17, 2020
HR 8117 Support Peaceful Protest Act 116th August 28, 2020
HR 8110 Campus Free Speech Restoration Act 116th August 25, 2020
HR 7910 Restrictions on Intelligence Assets in Protests Act 116th July 31, 2020
HR 7856 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116th October 30, 2020
HR 7786 RECLAIM Act 116th July 24, 2020
HR 7719 Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act 116th July 22, 2020
HR 7608 State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 116th July 30, 2020
HR 7503 No RIOT Act of 2020 116th July 9, 2020
HR 7440 Hong Kong Autonomy Act 116th July 14, 2020
HR 7428 Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act 116th June 30, 2020
HR 7415 Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act 116th June 30, 2020
HR 7315 Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2020 116th June 24, 2020
HR 7285 CHOPping Cash for CHAZ Act of 2020 116th June 22, 2020

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.