HRES 1064
111th Congress
House
International Affairs
Africa
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Foreign aid and international relief
HIV/AIDS
Human rights
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Uganda
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009" under consideration by the Parliament of Uganda, that would impose long term imprisonment and the death penalty for certain acts, threatens the protection of fundamental human rights, and for other purposes.
Introduced: February 3, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 3, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Calls upon the President and the Secretary of State to: (1) impress upon the Ugandan government the U.S. belief in the human dignity of all Ugandans regardless of sexual orientation; (2) express U.S. opposition to the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009" introduced in the Ugandan Parliament; and (3) ensure that resources committed to the global HIV/AIDS response are utilized in a manner that is appropriate to the local epidemiology of the disease, including in Uganda.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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