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HRES 179 108th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the systematic human rights violations in Cuba committed by the Castro regime, calling for the immediate release of all political…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the systematic human rights violations in Cuba committed by the Castro regime, calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners, and supporting respect for basic human rights and free elections in Cuba.

Introduced: April 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Caribbean areaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCubaDemocracy
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DissentersEuropeFreedom of associationFreedom of speechFreedom of the pressGovernment Operations and PoliticsHuman rightsInternational agenciesLatin AmericaPolitical persecutionPolitical prisonersPolitical violenceRight of assemblyRight to travelSwitzerland
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 8, 2003
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 8, 2003
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2910-2911)
Apr 8, 2003
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0, 11 Present (Roll no. 117). (text: CR H2887-2888)
Apr 8, 2003
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Apr 8, 2003
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 179.
Apr 8, 2003
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2887-2895)
Apr 8, 2003
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Apr 7, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Apr 7, 2003
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Apr 8, 2003 House · vote #117 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Passed 414–0 See who voted →
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 Latest action April 8, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Condemns the brutal crackdown of the Cuban Government on the island's peaceful pro-democracy movement.

Calls for the immediate release of all Cuban political prisoners.

Supports the right of the Cuban people to exercise fundamental political and civil liberties, including freedom of expression, assembly, association, movement, press, and the right to multiparty elections.

Calls on the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, to work with the member countries of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to ensure a resolution that includes the strongest possible condemnation of the current crackdown of dissidents and of the gross human rights violations committed by the Cuban Government.

Calls on the Latin American and Caribbean group (GRULAC) at the Commission to exclude Cuba from its slate of candidates for the Commission, and urges all member nations to oppose renewing Cuba's membership on the Commission until the Government of Cuba adheres to international human rights standards, such as those delineated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 7, 2003
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 7, 2003
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 179: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the systematic human rights violations in Cuba committed by the Castro regime, calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners, and supporting respect for basic human rights and free elections in Cuba.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-179/
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"H. Res. 179: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the systematic human rights violations in Cuba committed by the Castro regime, calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners, and supporting respect for basic human rights and free elections in Cuba.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-179/.
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H. Res. 179, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-179/.
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