PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Resolution · HRES

H.Res. 89 (116th)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should grant asylum to Aasiya Noreen, internationally known as Asia Bibi, and her immediate family, due to the persecution she has faced on account of her religion.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

30 January 2019

Last action

30 January 2019 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Sponsors

Ken Calvert

Subjects

Asylum

Source updated

3 January 2025

Asylum

Summary

This resolution expresses support for granting asylum to Pakistan citizen Aasiya Noreen, internationally known as Asia Bibi, and her immediate family, due to religious persecution. It also recognizes the importance of granting asylum to those individuals with legitimate claims of persecution for their religion, race, nationality, membership in a social group, or political belief.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 30 January 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

    Source: Committee

  2. 30 January 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.