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Became Public Law No: 113-272. From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. GERLACH: H.R. 5859. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 3....
Became Public Law No: 113-271. From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. ROYCE: H.R. 5816. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8 of the United...
Became Public Law No: 113-228. From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. ROYCE: H.R. 5681. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the Consti...
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Expressing support for designation of a "National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day". Expressing support for designation of a "National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day".
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Immediate Establishment of Syrian War Crimes Tribunal Resolution Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for investigation and prosecution of war crimes, crimes ag...
Became Public Law No: 112-264. From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. ROYCE: H.R. 1464. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: T...
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the severely deteriorating human rights situation...
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Concerning the response of the United States to forced abortion and the coercive one-child policy in the People's Republic of China, and the resulting "gendercide" of girls in that country. Concerning the res...
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Noting the absence of human rights as a topic of discussion in the U.S.-Saudi Strategic Dialogue between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and urging the President to include this subject in working level d...
Star Print ordered on the concurrent resolution. Relating to the 40th anniversary of the reunification of the City of Jerusalem. Relating to the 40th anniversary of the reunification of the City of Jerusalem.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244. Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in...
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Calling on the United Nations Security Council to charge Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide...
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to...
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Noting the disturbing pattern of killings of numerous independent journalists in Russia since 2000, and urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to authorize cooperation with outside inv...
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Calling on the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to recommit to a political solution to the conflict in northern Uganda by engaging in good-faith negotiations, a...
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Expressing the sense of Congress that the International Olympic Committee should allow Taiwan (Republic of China) to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics under the national name, flag, and anthem of its ow...
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E305) Expressing the sense of Congress that the bicentennial of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which banned the slave trade in the British Empire, allowed for the search and seizure of ships suspected of...
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Regarding the endorsement of U.S. citizens' claims for payment by Chinese Government of defaulted Chinese bonds. Regarding the endorsement of U.S. citizens' claims for payment by Chinese Government of defa...
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Expressing gratitude to the people and Government of the Republic of Georgia for their support and commitment in combating Islamist terrorism worldwide and their specific efforts to bring security and stabili...
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Recognizing the historical significance of the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo. Recognizing the historical significance of the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society. Condemning the recent violent actions of th...
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Urging all sides to the current political crisis in Ukraine to act responsibly and use dialogue to resolve the crisis and ensure a free and transparent democratic system in Ukraine based on the rule of law. U...
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight. Recognizing that the plight of Kashmiri Pandits has been an ongoing concern since 1989 and that their physical, political, and economic security should be safeguarded by...
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight. Calling on the Government of Venezuela to uphold the human rights and civil liberties of the people of Venezuela. Calling on the Government of Venezuela to uphold the hum...