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HRES 496 116th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues First Amendment rights Human rights Protest and dissent

Affirming that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Introduced: July 16, 2019 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jul 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution affirms that Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

What's happening now July 30, 2019

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11
D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 6, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jul 25, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 25, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 17, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 16, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 16, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 496: Affirming that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-496/
MLA
"H. Res. 496: Affirming that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-496/.
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H. Res. 496, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-496/.
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[H. Res. 496: Affirming that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-496/)
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