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HRES 1530 110th Congress House

Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.

Introduced: November 19, 2008 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesClergyDetention of personsEast Asia
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 19, 2008
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 Latest action November 19, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages the Department of State to place Vietnam on the list of "Countries of Particular Concern" for particularly severe violations of religious freedom.

Condemns the ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom in Vietnam, including the detention of religious leaders and the long-term imprisonment of individuals engaged in peaceful advocacy.

Calls on Vietnam to lift restrictions on religious freedom and implement necessary legal and political reforms to protect religious freedom.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 19, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 19, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1530: Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1530/
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"H. Res. 1530: Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1530/.
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H. Res. 1530, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1530/.
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[H. Res. 1530: Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1530/)
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