US HR16 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 17-10)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Encourages the Department of State to place Vietnam on the list of "Countries of Particular Concern" for particularly severe violations of religious freedom. Condemns the ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom in Vietnam, including the detention of religious leaders and the long-term imprisonment of individuals engaged in peaceful advocacy.Calls on Vietnam to lift restrictions on religious freedom and implement necessary legal and political reforms to protect religious freedom.
Title
Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.
Sponsors
| Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA] | Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX] | Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA] | Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA] |
| Rep. John Carter [R-TX] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] | Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC] |
| Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO] | Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL] |
| Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
| Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA] | Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX] | Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA] | Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA] |
| Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL] | Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA] | Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA] |
| Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ] | Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] | Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. |
| 2011-03-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. |
| 2011-01-05 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/16/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres16/BILLS-112hres16ih.pdf |
