Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the courageous leadership of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

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Congratulates the new leadership of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam. Urges the Government of Vietnam to: (1) respect the right of all independent religious organizations to freely practice their faith; and (2) release all Vietnamese citizens imprisoned for doing so, especially the Most Venerable Thich Huyen Quang and the Very Venerable Thich Quang Do. Urges the passage of the Vietnam Human Rights Act and implementation of the recommendations of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Urges the United States Embassy in Vietnam to closely monitor cases of abuse of religious belief and practice and report to the Congress on specific measures taken to protect and promote religious freedom in Vietnam.

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 November 2003

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 November 2003

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 19 November 2003

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 30 October 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 30 October 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 October 2003

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