Recognizing the 68th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

8 December 2016

Last action

8 December 2016 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

5 December 2025

Rule of law

Official source Download file View documents Share

Summary

Recognizes the 68th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of Human Rights Day. Supports the ideals of human rights and reaffirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Encourages all nations to continue working towards freedom, peace, and security which can be achieved only through democracy, respect for human rights, and the rule of law.

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

Timeline

8 December 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Introduced in House · 8 December 2016 · Download file

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View file Download file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Vertaal naar

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 December 2016
View Download Open at official source
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 December 2016
View Download Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 December 2016
Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Related records

related to → Recognizing the 67th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".

Sources

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

Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/953
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hres/953
us · 114-hres-953 · source updated 5 December 2025