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HRES 177 112th Congress House International Affairs Asia Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Rule of law and government transparency Sri Lanka War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka that are necessary to ensure a lasting peace.

Introduced: April 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
Mar 17, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for creating the three-person panel to advise the Secretary-General on the implementation of the government of Sri Lanka's commitment to human rights accountability.

Urges the government of Sri Lanka, the international community, and the United Nations (U.N.) to establish an independent international accountability mechanism to look into reports of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other human rights violations committed by both sides during and after the war in Sri Lanka.

Urges the government of Sri Lanka to allow humanitarian organizations, aid agencies, journalists, and international human rights groups greater freedom of movement, including in internally-displaced persons camps.

Insists that the President develop a policy towards Sri Lanka that reflects U.S. interests.

What's happening now March 29, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 15
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Jun 7, 2012
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 7, 2012
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 30, 2012
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 7, 2012
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 7, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2012
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Oct 12, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Oct 3, 2011
Austria, Steve
· Sep 20, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Sep 20, 2011
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 20, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Sep 8, 2011
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 6, 2011
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 6, 2011
Miller, Brad
· Jun 24, 2011
OLVER, JOHN
· Jun 13, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 2, 2011
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 2, 2011
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 12, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Apr 12, 2011
Lance, Leonard
· Apr 12, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 12, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 12, 2011
Schmidt, Jean
· Apr 12, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 29, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 177: Expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka that are necessary to ensure a lasting peace.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-177/
MLA
"H. Res. 177: Expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka that are necessary to ensure a lasting peace.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-177/.
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H. Res. 177, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-177/.
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