Puerto Rico Status Act [HB-8393]
[Elections ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
To enable the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status for Puerto Rico and to provide for a transition to and the implementation of that permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status, and for other purposes.
HB-8393: Puerto Rico Status Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Debate - The House Proceeded With One Hour Of Debate On H.r. 8393. on 12/15/2022
You have voted HR-1121: Calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022..
You have voted SR-632: A resolution calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022..
Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act [S.4134]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to direct the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and for other purposes.
S.4134: Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/04/2022
SR-609: A resolution recognizing widening threats to press freedom and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threat of authoritarianism, countering misinformation and disinformation, documenting human rights abuses, informing local and international audiences about public health crises, and furthering discourse and debate to advance healthy democracies, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/03/2022
You have voted SR-609: A resolution recognizing widening threats to press freedom and free expression around the world, and reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threat of authoritarianism, countering misinformation and disinformation, documenting human rights abuses, informing local and international audiences about public health crises, and furthering discourse and debate to advance healthy democracies, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022..
Uyghur Policy Act of 2022 [S.4073]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other ethnic groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their district civilization and identity, and for other purposes.
S.4073: Uyghur Policy Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 04/07/2022
HR-1040: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the boycott of certain companies that continue to operate in Russia and provide financial benefits to the Putin regime.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 04/06/2022
You have voted HR-1040: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the boycott of certain companies that continue to operate in Russia and provide financial benefits to the Putin regime..
Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act [HB-7276]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To direct the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and any other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and for other purposes.
HB-7276: Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 417. on 06/14/2022
Special Russian Sanctions Authority Act of 2022 [S.3723]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation in response to the invasion of Ukraine, to confiscate assets of the Russian Federation and remit those assets to the legitimate Government of Ukraine, and for other purposes.
S.3723: Special Russian Sanctions Authority Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 293. on 03/02/2022
HB-6867: To designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Payá Way".
Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Introduced In House on 02/28/2022
You have voted HB-6867: To designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Payá Way"..
Canadian Trucker Freedom Act of 2022 [HB-6838]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
To provide for asylum or refugee status for certain Canadian nationals subject to harm by reason of the invocation of the Emergencies Act by the Government of Canada.
HB-6838: Canadian Trucker Freedom Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Herrell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022
Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022 [HB-6655]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide compensation for direct victims of civil rights movement violence, and for other purposes.
HB-6655: Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022
You have voted HB-6637: American Agriculture Dominance Act American Promise Act Dream Act Legal Workforce Act Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act H–2B Returning Worker Exception Act American Dream and Promise Act Border Security for America Act.
HR-896: Condemning the Burmese military for perpetrating gross violations of human rights as part of its brutal campaign to suppress the democratic aspirations of the people of Burma, a year after the coup d'état on February 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 02/09/2022
You have voted HR-896: Condemning the Burmese military for perpetrating gross violations of human rights as part of its brutal campaign to suppress the democratic aspirations of the people of Burma, a year after the coup d'état on February 1, 2021..