Bill Title: Calling on the Government of Sri Lanka to address the human rights and humanitarian needs of its civilian internally displaced Tamil population currently living in government-run camps by working with the United Nations and the international community to implement a process of release and resettlement of such internally displaced persons (IDPs), and allowing foreign aid groups to provide relief and resources throughout the process.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-11-04 - The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. [HR711 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Representative Barney Frank [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Lewis [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Stephen Lynch [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Brad Miller [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gwen Moore [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WI-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Moran [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Patrick Murphy [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Price [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Adam Schiff [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-30	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-21	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James McGovern [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Culberson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael McCaul [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Roy Blunt [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MO	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Virginia Foxx [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bob Inglis [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-SC-4	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-18	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Honda [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-17	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mary Kilroy [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-15	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Edward Markey [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael McMahon [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-13	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Brad Sherman [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-32	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Fortney Stark [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Niki Tsongas [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tammy Baldwin [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative G. Butterfield [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Capuano [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elijah Cummings [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Danny Davis [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Keith Ellison [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Himes [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CT-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Maurice Hinchey [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-22	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rush Holt [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Patrick Tiberi [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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