United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 221 (116th)
Reaffirming the importance of upholding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in United States foreign policy.
Introduced
13 March 2019
Last action
26 June 2019 · Committee
Status
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Sponsors
ELIOT ENGEL, Michael McCaul, Steve Cohen, Adriano Espaillat, Albio Sires, Karen Bass, Gregory Meeks, David Cicilline, Jim Costa, Joe Wilson, Ami Bera, Gilbert Cisneros, Salud Carbajal, James Himes, Brad Sherman, Chrissy Houlahan, Gerald Connolly, Grace Meng, Colin Allred, Alan Lowenthal, Ed Case, Sheila Jackson Lee, Abigail Spanberger, Dean Phillips, Kendra Horn, Tom Malinowski, Guy Reschenthaler, Ron Wright, Vicente Gonzalez, David Trone, Dina Titus, Brian Fitzpatrick, Paul Tonko, Betty McCollum
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
This resolution reaffirms the United States' commitment to supporting democracy and human rights both domestically and internationally. The resolution also calls on the U.S. government to uphold all relevant international human rights agreements ratified by the United States.
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Timeline
13 March 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 June 2019
Passed
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Source: Committee
26 June 2019
Reported
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
26 June 2019
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 March 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 March 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 March 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 March 2019
Sponsors
- ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
- Michael McCaul · R · Sponsor
- Steve Cohen · D · Cosponsor
- Adriano Espaillat · D · Cosponsor
- Albio Sires · D · Cosponsor
- Karen Bass · D · Cosponsor
- Gregory Meeks · D · Cosponsor
- David Cicilline · D · Cosponsor
- Jim Costa · D · Cosponsor
- Joe Wilson · R · Cosponsor
- Ami Bera · D · Cosponsor
- Gilbert Cisneros · D · Cosponsor
- Salud Carbajal · D · Cosponsor
- James Himes · D · Cosponsor
- Brad Sherman · D · Cosponsor
- Chrissy Houlahan · D · Cosponsor
- Gerald Connolly · D · Cosponsor
- Grace Meng · D · Cosponsor
- Colin Allred · D · Cosponsor
- Alan Lowenthal · D · Cosponsor
- Ed Case · D · Cosponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
- Abigail Spanberger · D · Cosponsor
- Dean Phillips · D · Cosponsor
- Kendra Horn · D · Cosponsor
- Tom Malinowski · D · Cosponsor
- Guy Reschenthaler · R · Cosponsor
- Ron Wright · R · Cosponsor
- Vicente Gonzalez · D · Cosponsor
- David Trone · D · Cosponsor
- Dina Titus · D · Cosponsor
- Brian Fitzpatrick · R · Cosponsor
- Paul Tonko · D · Cosponsor
- Betty McCollum · D · Cosponsor
- · hsfa00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/221
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hres/221
- us · 116-hres-221 · source updated 3 January 2025