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HRES 394 115th Congress House International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Educational facilities and institutions Higher education Human rights International exchange and broadcasting Teaching, teachers, curricula

Supporting international academic freedom and American universities abroad.

Introduced: June 20, 2017 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 20, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it should be U.S. policy to support American-accredited academic institutions that are subjected to discrimination or harassment by foreign governments and to respond quickly in cases of coercion, unjustified closure, or seizure of any such institution.

Urges the Department of State to take strong and effective measures to respond to any such treatment of such institutions.

What's happening now June 20, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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