US Congress House Resolution 528 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-4)
Status: Introduced on September 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Condemning horrific acts of violence against Burma's Rohingya population and calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy. Condemns: (1) the violence and displacement inflicted on Burma's (Myanmar's) Rohingya civilians, and (2) the attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army militant group. Calls for an immediate halt to all hostilities by Burmese authorities. Urges the government of Burma to: (1) allow access to the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, and (2) resume delivery of field work and humanitarian aid to help those displaced and injured and to monitor events in Rakhine State. Calls on the government of Burma to implement the August 2017 recommendations of its Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, including to end restrictions on Rohingya movement and to provide the Rohingya with citizenship. Encourages Aung San Suu Kyi to live up to her inspiring words upon receiving the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize with respect to ethnic reconciliation in Burma.

Condemning horrific acts of violence against Burma's Rohingya population and calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy.

Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
2017-11-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2017-09-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2017-09-14	House	Introduced in House

SR250 (Related) 2017-09-07 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5059-5061)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/528/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres528/BILLS-115hres528ih.pdf