SRES 150
112th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Middle East
Religion
A resolution calling for the protection of religious minority rights and freedoms in the Arab world.
Introduced: April 14, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2543)
Apr 14, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Recognizes, in the spirit of the "Arab Spring" revolution (where ordinary citizens have taken to the streets demanding an end to corruption, political cronyism, and government repression), that religious minority freedoms and rights must be protected.
Urges the U.S. government to lead the international effort to repeal existing blasphemy laws.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2543)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1