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
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Committees of jurisdiction
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