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Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to human rights in Central Asia.

Introduced: January 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
Jan 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jan 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan should accelerate democratic reforms and fulfill their human rights obligations; (2) the President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense should continue to raise at the highest levels with such Governments specific cases of political and religious persecution and urge greater respect for human rights and democratic freedoms; and (3) U.S. assistance to such Governments, made possible by their cooperation in the war in Afghanistan, can be sustained only if there is substantial progress toward meeting such goals.

What's happening now March 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 1, 2005
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 1, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 31: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to human rights in Central Asia.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-31/
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"H. Con. Res. 31: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to human rights in Central Asia.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-31/.
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H. Con. Res. 31, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-31/.
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