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HCONRES 351 107th Congress House International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Capital punishment Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Human rights Nigeria Sentences (Criminal procedure) Women Women's rights

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should condemn the practice of execution by stoning as a gross violation of human rights, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2002 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Jul 25, 2002
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jul 25, 2002
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 25, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Mar 14, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 14, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should condemn the practice of execution by stoning and should call upon the international community to recognize such practice as a gross violation of human rights. Calls for the President to: (1) formally communicate this sense of Congress to governments imposing such punishment; and (2) urge Nigerian President Obasanjo to suspend the sentence of death by stoning imposed on Safiya Hussaini and take steps to ensure that Nigeria acts in accordance with international human rights standards.
What's happening now July 25, 2002

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 15 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 7, 2002
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 26, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 26, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 19, 2002
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 11, 2002
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 11, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 11, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 16, 2002
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 16, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 16, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 16, 2002
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 16, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 16, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 7, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2002
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 19, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 351: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should condemn the practice of execution by stoning as a gross violation of human rights, and for other purposes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-351/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 351: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should condemn the practice of execution by stoning as a gross violation of human rights, and for other purposes.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-351/.
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H. Con. Res. 351, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-351/.
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[H. Con. Res. 351: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should condemn the practice of execution by stoning as a gross violation of human rights, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-351/)
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