HRES 653
115th Congress
House
International Affairs
Commemorative events and holidays
Human rights
International law and treaties
Political movements and philosophies
Rule of law and government transparency
Recognizing the 69th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Dec 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Recognizes the 69th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of Human Rights Day.
Supports the ideals of human rights and reaffirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Encourages all nations to continue working towards freedom, peace, and security which can be achieved only through democracy, respect for human rights, and the rule of law.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
39
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Beatty, Joyce
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Carson, André
D
Chu, Judy
D
Clark, Katherine M.
D
Correa, J. Luis
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
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Dingell, Debbie
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Foster, Bill
Garrett, Thomas
D
Gomez, Jimmy
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
D
Huffman, Jared
Hultgren, Randy
D
Kaptur, Marcy
D
Khanna, Ro
LEVIN, SANDER
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Matsui, Doris O.
D
McCollum, Betty
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pallone, Frank
D
Peters, Scott H.
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Raskin, Jamie
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Soto, Darren
D
Titus, Dina
D
Torres, Norma J.
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 653: Recognizing the 69th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-653/
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