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H.RES.496

H.RES.496: Affirming that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

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Introduced July 16, 2019
Latest Major Action July 30, 2019

Bill Sponsor

Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)

Bill Cosponsors

18 (All Democrats)

Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)
John Lewis (D-Ga.)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-N.J.)
Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)
Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.)
Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)
Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
André Carson (D-Ind.)
Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)
Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)
Joaquín Castro (D-Texas)
Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)
Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii)
Judy Chu (D-Calif.)
Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)
Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)

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Introduced in House - July 16, 2019

Bill Summary

This resolution affirms that Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

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Date	Description
July 30, 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
July 16, 2019	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
July 16, 2019	Introduced in the House by Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)

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