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111th Congress
House
International Affairs
Canada
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Racial and ethnic relations
Senate
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
United Nations
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 7, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
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