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HRES 1172 116th Congress House International Affairs Caribbean area Cuba Detention of persons Health care coverage and access Human rights Latin America Protest and dissent Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Calling for the release of Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras.

Introduced: October 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.
Oct 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution calls for the release of, and provision of medical attention to, Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras, and it condemns the politically motivated imprisonment of dissidents in Cuba. Further, it calls for the release of all who have been arbitrarily detained due to their advocacy for human rights and democracy, and it urges the lifting of all legal restrictions that limit the freedoms of expression and association in Cuba.

What's happening now October 9, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 6 Republican 1
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Oct 23, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Oct 2, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· Oct 1, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Oct 1, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Oct 1, 2020
KIND, RON
· Oct 1, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Oct 1, 2020
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Oct 1, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 1, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 1, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1172: Calling for the release of Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1172/
MLA
"H. Res. 1172: Calling for the release of Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1172/.
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H. Res. 1172, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1172/.
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[H. Res. 1172: Calling for the release of Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1172/)
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