US HR283 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on June 27 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 27 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it is U.S. policy to oppose slavery, torture, racism, discrimination, and xenophobia; (2) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (3) the United States should give thorough review to domestic policy and legislative proposals that would improve the economic, social, political, cultural, and civil rights and lives of marginalized U.S. communities; (4) the Senate should give its advice and consent to ratifying specified United Nations (U.N.) and International Labor Organization conventions; and (5) the United States should fully support the Inter-American human rights system.
Title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions.
Sponsors
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-07-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
2013-07-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. |
2013-06-27 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
2013-06-27 | House | Referred to House Foreign Affairs |
2013-06-27 | House | 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. |
Subjects
Canada
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Human rights
International affairs
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Racial and ethnic relations
Senate
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
United Nations
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Human rights
International affairs
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Racial and ethnic relations
Senate
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
United Nations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/283/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres283/BILLS-113hres283ih.pdf |