3.0.0 1338 2019-11-15T21:10:16Z 2019-11-15T21:10:16Z House H HRES 2008-07-10 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-10T14:03:40Z 2008-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2008-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 N P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2008-07-10 True W000273 Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] GERALD WELLER R IL C. 11 2008-07-10 True J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2008-07-24 False M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2008-07-24 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2008-07-24 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-07-24 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2008-07-24 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2008-07-24 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-07-24 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2008-07-31 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2008-09-08 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2008-09-11 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2008-09-11 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-09-11 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-09-17 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2008-09-26 False International Affairs Anniversaries Armed Forces and National Security Child abuse Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Congressional tributes Ethnic relations Families Human rights Insurgency International law International relief Minorities Peace Peace negotiations Political violence Recruiting and enlistment Religion Religious liberty South Asia Sri Lanka International Affairs 00 2008-07-10 Introduced in House 2008-10-01T17:11:56Z Recognizes the 25th anniversary of "Black July" and mourns its victims and the victims of the ongoing violence in Sri Lanka.

Condemns attacks on civilian populations by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and urges the cessation of violence and the recruitment of child soldiers.

Urges the government of Sri Lanka to pursue a political resolution, rather than a military solution, to the conflict.

Calls upon the President to urge Sri Lanka to accept an international human rights monitoring presence.

Supports U.S. efforts to work with the government of Sri Lanka, other relevant stakeholders to the conflict, and the international community to facilitate humanitarian operations, hold accountable violators of human rights and international humanitarian law, and promote conditions for a lasting peace.

]]> Calling on the United States Government and the international community to support a transition to sustainable peace in Sri Lanka by encouraging an international human rights monitoring presence, protecting the work of civil society and media, facilitating access of humanitarian operations, and retaining democratic principles in which rule of law and justice pervades. Display Title Calling on the United States Government and the international community to support a transition to sustainable peace in Sri Lanka by encouraging an international human rights monitoring presence, protecting the work of civil society and media, facilitating access of humanitarian operations, and retaining democratic principles in which rule of law and justice pervades. Official Title as Introduced Calling on the United States Government and the international community to support a transition to sustainable peace in Sri Lanka by encouraging an international human rights monitoring presence, protecting the work of civil society and media, facilitating access of humanitarian operations, and retaining democratic principles in which rule of law and justice pervades. Introduced in House 2008-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres1338ih/xml/BILLS-110hres1338ih.xml 2008-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.