United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 867 (117th)
Commending the actions of Cuban human rights and democracy activist José Daniel Ferrer Garcia, and all pro-democracy and human rights activists, in demanding fundamental civil liberties in Cuba and speaking out against Cuba's brutal, totalitarian Communist regime.
Introduced
12 January 2022
Last action
12 January 2022 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
Mario Diaz-Balart, Maria Salazar, Carlos Gimenez
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
This resolution condemns the repression of Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia and all brave Cuban activists, and demands their immediate and unconditional release from prison. The resolution also condemns the brutal torture and inhumane treatment of Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia by the Cuban regime and calls for an immediate humanitarian medical visit by an independent human rights organization to him and to all political prisoners who have been unjustly and illegally detained by the Cuban regime since July 11, 2021. Further, the resolution calls for the international community to stand with the Cuban people and against Cuba's totalitarian Communist regime for infringing on the freedom of thought, will, expression, assembly, and prosperity of the Cuban people. Finally, the resolution commends the courage of the pro-democracy movement and all freedom activists in Cuba for risking everything to bring freedom to the Cuban people.
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Timeline
12 January 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 January 2022 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 January 2022
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 January 2022
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 12 January 2022
Sponsors
- Mario Diaz-Balart · R · Sponsor
- Maria Salazar · R · Sponsor
- Carlos Gimenez · R · Sponsor
- · hsfa00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/867
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hres/867
- us · 117-hres-867 · source updated 5 December 2025