HRES 1169
110th Congress
House
International Affairs
Aliens
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Discrimination
Ethnic relations
Human rights
Immigration
Legislation
Minorities
Racism
Slavery
Torture
Treaties
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions.
Introduced: May 1, 2008
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May 1, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
May 1, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E797)
May 1, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it is U.S. policy to oppose slavery, torture, racism, discrimination, and xenophobia; (2) the United States should give thorough review to domestic policy and legislative proposals that would improve the lives of marginalized U.S. communities; and (3) the Senate and the United States should ratify specified international conventions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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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