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HRES 416 111th Congress House

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 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 7, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
May 7, 2009
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 7, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
May 7, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1108)
May 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States recommits to fighting discrimination, xenophobia, and human and civil rights abuses in both domestic and foreign policy; (2) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (3) the Senate should give its advice and consent to the ratification of specified covenants and conventions of the United Nations and the International Labor Organization; and (4) the United States should fully support the Inter-American human rights system.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 6, 2010
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 25, 2010
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 24, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 7, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 7, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 7, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 12, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 12, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· May 7, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 7, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 7, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 7, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 416: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-416/
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"H. Res. 416: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-416/.
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H. Res. 416, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-416/.
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[H. Res. 416: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-416/)
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