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To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Introduced: November 15, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Nov 15, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 15, 2007
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Establishes a Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which shall: (1) monitor the Socialist Republic of Vietnam's human rights compliance, with particular emphasis on the Montagnard peoples and the Central and Northwest Highlands; (2) maintain lists of persons believed to be imprisoned, detained, tortured, or otherwise persecuted by the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam due to their pursuit of the rights described in this Act; (3) monitor the development of the rule of law in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with particular emphasis on the Montagnard peoples and the Central and Northwest Highlands; and (4) monitor and encourage the development of programs and activities of the U.S. government and private organizations with a view toward increasing the U.S.-Vietnam interchange.

What's happening now November 15, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 15, 2007
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 15, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4223: To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4223/
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"H.R. 4223: To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4223/.
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