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HRES 233 116th Congress House International Affairs Asia Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Human rights Philippines Protest and dissent

Condemning the Government of the Philippines for its continued detention of Senator Leila De Lima, calling for her immediate release, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Apr 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns the government of the Philippines for the state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings in its War on Drugs. The resolution also condemns the government's detention of human rights defenders and Senator Leila De Lima and harassment of journalists.

What's happening now April 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 22, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 6, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 14, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 14, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 14, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 14, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 233: Condemning the Government of the Philippines for its continued detention of Senator Leila De Lima, calling for her immediate release, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-233/
MLA
"H. Res. 233: Condemning the Government of the Philippines for its continued detention of Senator Leila De Lima, calling for her immediate release, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-233/.
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H. Res. 233, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-233/.
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[H. Res. 233: Condemning the Government of the Philippines for its continued detention of Senator Leila De Lima, calling for her immediate release, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-233/)
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