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H.Con.Res. 173 (107th)

International Human Rights Equality Resolution

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Introduced

26 June 2001

Last action

8 August 2001 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

Sponsors

Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]

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Summary

International Human Rights Equality Resolution - Declares that Congress: (1) condemns all violations of internationally recognized human rights norms based on the real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity of an individual; (2) recognizes that human rights violations abroad based on sexual orientation and gender identity should be punished without discrimination between these and other crimes, regardless of the real or perceived sexual identity of the victims, and that such violations should be given the same consideration and concern as human rights violations based on other grounds in the formulation of policies to protect and promote human rights globally; (3) further recognizes that the protection from human rights abuses, such as torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, is fully embedded in international humanitarian law, regardless of the sexual orientation and gender identity of the victim; and (4) commends nongovernmental human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, as well as the United States Department of State and the United Nations, for documenting the ongoing abuse of human rights on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Timeline

  1. 26 June 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 June 2001

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1210-1211)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 June 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 June 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 8 August 2001

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

    Source: Committee

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