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HRES 289 116th Congress House International Affairs Asia Brunei Congressional oversight Criminal procedure and sentencing Due process and equal protection Human rights Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Condemning the Nation of Brunei's criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment.

Introduced: April 3, 2019 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 3, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns Brunei's decision to criminalize sex between persons of the same sex, encourages the international community to join in this condemnation, and calls upon Brunei to reverse the law.

What's happening now May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 10, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 8, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 8, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 2, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Apr 15, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 15, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 15, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 10, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Apr 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 289: Condemning the Nation of Brunei's criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-289/
MLA
"H. Res. 289: Condemning the Nation of Brunei's criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-289/.
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H. Res. 289, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-289/.
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[H. Res. 289: Condemning the Nation of Brunei's criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-289/)
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