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HRES 312 112th 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: June 16, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Aug 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 16, 2011
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.
Jun 16, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States recommits to fighting discrimination, xenophobia, human and civil rights abuses in both domestic and foreign policy; (2) it is U.S. policy to oppose slavery, torture, racism, discrimination, and xenophobia; and (3) the Senate should give its advice and consent to ratification of certain international conventions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jun 16, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 16, 2011
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 16, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jun 16, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 16, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 16, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Jun 16, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 312: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-312/
MLA
"H. Res. 312: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-312/.
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H. Res. 312, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-312/.
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