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Philippine Human Rights Act

Introduced: September 17, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Sep 17, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4724)
Sep 17, 2020
Introduced in House
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Philippine Human Rights Act

This bill imposes limitations on providing assistance to the police or military of the Philippines.

No federal funds may be used to provide such assistance until the Philippines government has taken certain actions, including (1) investigating and successfully prosecuting members of its military and police forces who have violated human rights, (2) withdrawing the military from domestic policing activities, and (3) establishing that it effectively protects the rights of journalists and civil society activists.

The President shall also direct U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks to vote against providing loans to the police or military of the Philippines.

What's happening now September 17, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 21
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 1, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Sep 30, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 23, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 22, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 21, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 21, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 17, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Sep 17, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 17, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 17, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Sep 17, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 17, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8313: Philippine Human Rights Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8313/
MLA
"H.R. 8313: Philippine Human Rights Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8313/.
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H.R. 8313, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8313/.
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[H.R. 8313: Philippine Human Rights Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8313/)
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