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HRES 285 114th 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 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Agreed to (House)
Aug 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 21, 2015
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 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it is U.S. policy to oppose slavery, torture, racism, discrimination, and xenophobia; (2) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (3) the United States should give thorough review to domestic policy and legislative proposals that would improve the economic, social, political, cultural, and civil rights and lives of marginalized U.S. communities; (4) the Senate should give its advice and consent to ratifying specified United Nations and International Labor Organization conventions; and (5) the United States should fully support the Inter-American human rights system.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 285: 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-285/
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"H. Res. 285: 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.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-285/.
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H. Res. 285, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-285/.
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[H. Res. 285: 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/114-HRES-285/)
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