Bills About International Affairs Sponsored by Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)

Rep. McGovern sponsored 56 bills about international affairs in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Sept. 23, 2020	H.RES.1145	Condemning the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and calling for a robust United States and international response.	30	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 22, 2020	H.R.6986	To encourage the protection and promotion of internationally recognized human rights during the novel coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes.	18	Bipartisan	Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organization Discharged.
March 11, 2020	H.R.6210	Ensuring that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes.	87	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
June 18, 2020	H.R.7260	To reduce and eliminate threats posed by nuclear weapons to the United States, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
March 14, 2019	H.RES.230	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States condemns all forms of violence against children globally and recognizes the harmful impacts of violence against children.	63	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sept. 13, 2019	H.R.4331	To modify and reauthorize the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, and for other purposes.	35	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sept. 10, 2019	H.R.4270	To prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles and services to the Hong Kong Disciplined Services, and for other purposes.	32	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
July 25, 2019	H.R.3960	To allow United States citizens and legal residents to travel between the United States and Cuba.	48	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.
May 21, 2019	H.RES.393	Remembering the victims of the violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere in China on June 3 and 4, 1989, and calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the universally recognized human rights of all people living in China and around the world.	37	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
April 10, 2019	H.RES.302	Embracing the goals and provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.	9	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Jan. 17, 2019	H.R.643	To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.	32	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
April 4, 2017	H.R.1872	To promote access for United States officials, journalists, and other citizens to Tibetan areas of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.	55	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 115-330.
Oct. 23, 2018	H.R.7082	To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.	33	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct. 16, 2018	H.R.7070	To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia pending a determination by the Secretary of State regarding the status of Jamal Khashoggi, and for other purposes.	15	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 24, 2018	H.RES.910	Condemning violence against children globally, and encouraging the development of a strategy for preventing, addressing, and ending violence against children and youth globally.	43	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Feb. 16, 2018	H.RES.743	Expressing support for the human rights and religious freedom of the Tibetan people and the Tibetan Buddhist faith community, and for the designation of a "Tibetan Rights Day".	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sept. 8, 2015	H.R.3445	To prohibit the sale of arms to Bahrain.	15	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
July 29, 2015	H.RES.394	Condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for continuing to perpetrate crimes against humanity, war crimes, and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, the African Union, and governments and regional organizations in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield and promote protection and recovery of affected communities.	41	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
June 4, 2015	H.CON.RES.55	Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq and Syria.	5	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb. 26, 2015	H.R.1112	To promote access for United States officials, journalists, and other citizens to Tibetan areas of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.	43	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan. 6, 2015	H.R.157	To limit the use of cluster munitions.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
June 12, 2014	H.R.4851	To promote access for United States officials, journalists, and other citizens to Tibetan areas of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.	16	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Nov. 18, 2013	H.RES.418	Urging the Government of Burma to end the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma.	50	Bipartisan	On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3929)
April 24, 2013	H.R.1692	To require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments and persons to end support of and assistance to the Government of Sudan, to reinvigorate genuinely comprehensive peace efforts in Sudan, and for other purposes.	112	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb. 28, 2013	H.R.881	To limit the use of cluster munitions.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
April 19, 2012	H.R.4405	To impose sanctions on persons responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, and for other gross violations of human rights in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.	80	Bipartisan	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
March 13, 2012	H.RES.583	Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States to see Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and his top commanders brought to justice and the group's atrocities permanently ended.	78	Bipartisan	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
March 7, 2012	H.RES.576	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China has violated internationally recognized human rights by implementing severe restrictions on the rights of Uyghurs to freely associate and engage in religious and political speech, subjecting detained Uyghurs to torture and forced confessions, carrying out extrajudicial killings against Uyghur dissidents, and pressuring other governments to unlawfully return Uyghurs to China, where they face mistreatment and persecution.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
March 8, 2012	H.R.4169	To require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments and persons to end support of and assistance to the Government of Sudan, to reinvigorate genuinely comprehensive peace efforts in Sudan, and for other purposes.	100	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Oct. 6, 2011	H.J.RES.80	Limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Bahrain.	22	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
June 23, 2011	H.RES.327	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the trial and subsequent convictions of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev by the Government of the Russian Federation constitute a politically motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution which put in serious doubt the rule of law and the independence of Russia's judicial system.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia.
March 10, 2011	H.R.996	To limit the use of cluster munitions.	8	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sept. 29, 2010	H.RES.1704	Honoring the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon.	44	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
April 14, 2010	H.R.5015	To require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.	105	Bipartisan	Referred to House Armed Services
March 11, 2010	H.CON.RES.251	Recognizing the life of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died on February 23, 2010, in the custody of the Government of Cuba, and calling for a continued focus on the promotion of internationally recognized human rights, listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in Cuba.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec. 8, 2009	H.RES.953	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China has violated internationally recognized human rights and legal due process standards by carrying out executions after trials marred by procedural abuses and by carrying out arbitrary detentions targeting Uyghurs and other individuals in Xinjiang in the aftermath of a suppressed demonstration and ensuing mob violence on July 5 to 7, 2009.	12	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sept. 22, 2009	H.RES.761	Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths at the University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 16, 1989.	34	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
June 26, 2009	H.RES.588	Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that the trial by the Government of the Russian Federation of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev constitutes a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and independence of Russia's judicial system.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
June 11, 2009	H.R.2817	To address global hunger and improve food security through the development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy, the establishment of the White House Office on Global Hunger and Food Security, and the creation of the Permanent Joint Select Committee on Hunger, and for other purposes.	37	Bipartisan	Referred to House Rules
June 10, 2009	H.R.2795	To address global hunger and improve food security through the development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy, the establishment of the White House Office on Global Hunger and Food Security, and the creation of the Permanent Joint Select Committee on Hunger, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to House Rules
May 19, 2009	H.R.2478	To support stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional justice, and for other purposes.	201	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
March 24, 2009	H.RES.278	Recognizing the paramount need to address the threat of international terrorism and protect the international security of the United States by reducing the number of and accessibility to nuclear weapons and preventing their proliferation, and directing a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger, and universal education, and calling on the President to take action to achieve these goals.	35	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb. 11, 2009	H.R.981	To limit the use of cluster munitions.	32	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sept. 17, 2008	H.RES.1451	Establishing the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the House of Representatives.	70	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sept. 18, 2008	H.RES.1462	Condemning ongoing sales of arms to belligerents in Sudan, including the Government of Sudan, and calling for both a cessation of such sales and an expansion of the United Nations embargo on arms sales to Sudan.	32	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
June 5, 2008	H.J.RES.91	Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should sign the Declaration of the Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions and future instruments banning cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians.	7	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
March 13, 2008	H.RES.1045	Recognizing the paramount need to address the threat of international terrorism and protect the global security of the United States by reducing the number and accessibility of nuclear weapons and preventing their proliferation, and directing a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger, and universal education, and calling on the President to take action to achieve these goals.	35	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 22, 2007	H.RES.426	Recognizing 2007 as the Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia, and offering support for efforts to ensure that the internally displaced people of Colombia receive the assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully.	42	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
March 29, 2007	H.R.1755	To limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions.	36	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Sept. 22, 2005	H.RES.458	Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, and Cleveland Lay Mission Team Member Jean Donovan, who were executed by members of the armed forces of El Salvador on December 2, 1980.	88	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
April 6, 2005	H.RES.192	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives encouraging the active engagement of American in world affairs and urging the Secretary of State to take the lead and coordinate with other governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations in creating an online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities.	31	Bipartisan	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
May 13, 2004	H.CON.RES.422	Concerning the importance of the distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world.	26	Bipartisan	Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
June 24, 2004	H.CON.RES.465	Commending the efforts of women in the Republic of Colombia to promote peace.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 11, 2004	H.RES.636	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives encouraging the active engagement of the United States in world affairs and urging the Secretary of State to coordinate with implementing partners to create an online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
March 25, 2003	H.R.1414	To facilitate the establishment of a United Nations civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations.	37	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
March 8, 2001	H.R.938	To enhance the capability of the United Nations to rapidly respond to emerging crises.	56	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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