3.0.0 1402 2022-02-03T05:12:06Z 2022-02-03T05:12:06Z House H HRES 2008-07-31 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-31T14:00:15Z 2008-09-23 16:18:05 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-09-23 16:18:00 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8635-8636) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-09-23 16:18:00 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8635-8636) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-23 16:09:13 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1402. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-23 16:09:10 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8635-8637) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-23 16:09:02 Mr. Crowley moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 N K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2008-07-31 True W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2008-07-31 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2008-07-31 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2008-07-31 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2008-07-31 True S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2008-07-31 True A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2008-07-31 True B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2008-07-31 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2008-07-31 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2008-07-31 True M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2008-07-31 True H001043 Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] Paul Hodes D NH W. 2 2008-07-31 True C001058 Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Ben Chandler D KY 6 2008-07-31 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2008-07-31 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2008-07-31 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2008-07-31 True G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2008-07-31 True D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 2008-07-31 True I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2008-07-31 True T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2008-07-31 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-07-31 True M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2008-07-31 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2008-07-31 True C001065 Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] Christopher Carney D PA P. 10 2008-07-31 True T000038 Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] JOHN TANNER D TN 8 2008-07-31 True S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2008-07-31 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2008-07-31 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2008-07-31 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2008-07-31 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2008-07-31 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-07-31 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-07-31 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2008-07-31 True B001258 Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] Nancy Boyda D KS E. 2 2008-07-31 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2008-07-31 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2008-07-31 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2008-07-31 True S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2008-07-31 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2008-07-31 True R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2008-09-08 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2008-09-09 False International Affairs Asia Bangladesh Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Political parties and affiliation Racial and ethnic relations Rule of law and government transparency International Affairs 00 2008-07-31 Introduced in House 2008-09-22T21:23:49Z Supports the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh and expresses appreciation for the decision of the caretaker government of Bangladesh to hold free elections by the third week of December 2008.

]]> 81 2008-09-23 Passed House without amendment 2008-11-14T20:57:23Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Expresses support for: (1) the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh; and (2) the decision by the caretaker government of Bangladesh to hold free elections in December 2008.

Urges all political parties to participate in the elections.

Calls on the government of Bangladesh to lift the state of emergency and remove other political restrictions, ensure human rights, freedom of speech, assembly, and association, and protect the rights of religious and ethnic minorities, particularly Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Ahmadis, and non-Muslim tribal peoples.

Urges the President to: (1) work toward the return of democracy to Bangladesh as a high priority of U.S. foreign policy; and (2) consider, upon completion of an internationally-accepted free and fair election, extending generous economic support to Bangladesh.

]]> Supporting a transition to democracy through free, fair, credible, peaceful, and transparent elections in Bangladesh. Display Title Supporting a transition to democracy through free, fair, credible, peaceful, and transparent elections in Bangladesh. Official Title as Introduced Supporting a transition to democracy through free, fair, credible, peaceful, and transparent elections in Bangladesh. Engrossed in House 2008-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres1402eh/xml/BILLS-110hres1402eh.xml Introduced in House 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres1402ih/xml/BILLS-110hres1402ih.xml 2008-09-23 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 16:18:05 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.