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H.Con.Res. 330 (108th)

International Human Rights Equality Resolution

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Introduced

19 November 2003

Last action

25 November 2003 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2455-2456, E2457-2458)

Sponsors

Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Majette, Denise L. [D-GA-4], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33]

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Summary

International Human Rights Equality Resolution - Condemns all violations of internationally recognized human rights norms based on the real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity of an individual. Recognizes that the protection of sexual orientation and gender identity is not a special category of human rights, but is fully embedded in the overall human rights norms set forth in international law, including the international conventions to which the United States is a party. Affirms that: (1) human rights abuses abroad based on sexual orientation and gender identity should be punished without discrimination and classified as crimes; and (2) such violations should be given the same consideration and concern as human rights abuses based on other grounds. Commends the United Nations and nongovernmental human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, for documenting the ongoing abuses of human rights on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Calls on the Department of State to: (1) continue to improve its documentation of human rights abuses on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity; (2) give such violations the same consideration and concern as all other human rights abuses; and (3) develop a comprehensive strategy to combat such abuses abroad.

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Timeline

  1. 19 November 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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  2. 19 November 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 19 November 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  4. 25 November 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2455-2456, E2457-2458)

    Source: IntroReferral

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