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HRES 916 115th Congress House International Affairs Caribbean area Congressional tributes Cuba Detention of persons Human rights Latin America Protest and dissent Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Honoring Las Damas de Blanco as the recipient of the 2018 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty.

Introduced: May 25, 2018 Introduced by: Diaz-Balart, Mario Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 25, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congratulates Las Damas de Blanco on receiving the prestigious 2018 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, and honors them for standing up to the Cuban regime and defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.

What's happening now May 25, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 511 Related bill A resolution honoring Las Damas de Blanco as the recipient of the 2018 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty.
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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Cook, Paul
· May 25, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· May 25, 2018
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· May 25, 2018
Sires, Albio
· May 25, 2018
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 25, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 25, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 916: Honoring Las Damas de Blanco as the recipient of the 2018 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-916/
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"H. Res. 916: Honoring Las Damas de Blanco as the recipient of the 2018 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-916/.
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H. Res. 916, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-916/.
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[H. Res. 916: Honoring Las Damas de Blanco as the recipient of the 2018 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-916/)
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