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| Bill | Title | Congress | Status | Action Date |
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| HCONRES 100 |
Condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of ci...
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110th | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | April 18, 2007 |
| HCONRES 50 |
Calling on the Government of Venezuela to uphold the human rights and civil liberties of the people of Venezuela.
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight. | April 17, 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...
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110th | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244. | June 28, 2007 |
| HR 6496 |
Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008
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110th | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1485) | July 16, 2008 |
| HR 6094 |
World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. | July 28, 2008 |
| HR 6026 |
Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
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110th | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. | May 13, 2008 |
| HR 5959 |
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
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110th | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 888. | July 17, 2008 |
| HR 5507 |
Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2008
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110th | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. | February 27, 2008 |
| HR 5460 |
To amend the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and title 18, United States Code, to include waterboarding in the definition of cruel...
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | March 17, 2008 |
| HR 5167 |
Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act
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110th | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | September 16, 2008 |
| HR 4660 |
Detainee Interrogation Recording Act of 2007
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110th | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. | December 13, 2007 |
| HR 4223 |
To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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110th | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 15, 2007 |
| HR 4156 |
Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008
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110th | Motion by Senator Dodd to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed was not invoked [Record Vote Number 411] entered in Senate. | November 16, 2007 |
| HR 4114 |
American Anti-Torture Act of 2007
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | December 3, 2007 |
| HR 3835 |
American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | November 2, 2007 |
| HR 3728 |
International Women's Freedom Act of 2007
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. | February 4, 2008 |
| HR 3096 |
Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007
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110th | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | September 19, 2007 |
| HR 3093 |
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
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110th | The conferees on the part of the House are discharged and H.R. 3093 is laid on the table pursuant to H. Res. 860. | December 12, 2007 |
| HR 2543 |
Military Commissions Revision Act of 2007
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | June 25, 2007 |
| HR 2228 |
Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights Advancement Act of 2007
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110th | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | May 9, 2007 |
| HR 2212 |
To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
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110th | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | May 8, 2007 |
| HR 2003 |
Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007
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110th | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | October 3, 2007 |
| HR 1678 |
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2007
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110th | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 416. | October 9, 2007 |
| HR 1645 |
STRIVE Act of 2007
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110th | Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Title VI of Division E of H.R. 2764. | December 26, 2007 |
| HR 1415 |
Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | April 20, 2007 |
| HR 1352 |
Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act
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110th | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | March 6, 2007 |
| HR 1050 |
Living Wage, Jobs For All Act
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | June 5, 2007 |
| HR 982 |
ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007
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110th | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70. | May 2, 2007 |
| HRES 1230 |
Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis.
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110th | On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 1 (Roll no. 430). (text: CR 6/18/2008 H5517-5518) | June 19, 2008 |
| HRES 1169 |
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by...
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110th | 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. | May 1, 2008 |
| HRES 821 |
Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience.
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110th | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | November 13, 2007 |
| HRES 100 |
Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging...
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110th | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | May 1, 2007 |
| S 3594 |
Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | September 25, 2008 |
| S 3541 |
Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | September 23, 2008 |
| S 3437 |
Restoring America's Integrity Act
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. (text of measure as introduce: CR S8045) | August 1, 2008 |
| S 3386 |
Limitations on Interrogation Techniques Act of 2008
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. | July 31, 2008 |
| S 3297 |
Advancing America's Priorities Act
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110th | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S10859) | December 10, 2008 |
| S 3166 |
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engage...
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110th | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | September 26, 2008 |
| S 3114 |
Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act) | June 11, 2008 |
| S 3007 |
World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4030-4031) | May 12, 2008 |