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H.R.2491: Global Respect Act
About This Bill
- Introduced May 17, 2017
- Latest Major Action June 27, 2017
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
81 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - May 17, 2017
Bill Summary
Global Respect Act This bill directs the President to submit to Congress, biannually, a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible for or complicit in, or who acted as an agent for a foreign person in a mater relating to, torture, cruel treatment, prolonged detention, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign country based on actual or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| June 27, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
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| May 17, 2017 |
Referred to House Judiciary
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| May 17, 2017 |
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
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| May 17, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| May 17, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by David Cicilline (D-R.I.) |