US Congress House Resolution 416 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-0)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States recommits to fighting discrimination, xenophobia, and human and civil rights abuses in both domestic and foreign policy; (2) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (3) the Senate should give its advice and consent to the ratification of specified covenants and conventions of the United Nations and the International Labor Organization; and (4) the United States should fully support the Inter-American human rights system.

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.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-12		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-05-07		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-05-07		Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2009-05-07		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.
2009-05-07		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1108)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/416/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hres416/BILLS-111hres416ih.pdf