3.0.0 243 2023-01-11T19:48:23Z 2023-01-11T19:48:23Z House H HRES 2007-03-14 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2007-04-19T18:13:07Z Referred to 2007-03-14T14:01:10Z 2007-05-02 19:17:16 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1429. Floor H38900 2 House floor actions 2007-05-02 19:16:32 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2007-05-02 19:16:29 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2007-05-02 19:16:28 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 0, 3 Present (Roll no. 286). (text: CR 5/01/2007 H4246-4247) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 286 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll286.xml House 110 2007-05-02T23:16:28Z 1 2007-05-02 19:16:28 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 0, 3 Present (Roll no. 286).(text: CR 5/01/2007 H4246-4247) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 286 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll286.xml House 110 2007-05-02T23:16:28Z 1 2007-05-02 19:09:59 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4379) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-05-01 16:34:49 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2007-05-01 16:07:12 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 243. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2007-05-01 16:07:09 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4246-4253) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-05-01 16:06:45 Mr. Sires moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2007-04-19 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2007-04-19 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2007-03-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E703) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-14 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2007-03-14 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2007-03-14 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2007-03-14 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2007-03-14 True R000574 Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] Rick Renzi R AZ 1 2007-03-14 True L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2007-03-14 True D000136 Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] THOMAS DAVIS R VA M. 11 2007-03-14 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2007-03-14 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. 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[R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2007-04-19 False International Affairs Arrest Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clergy Diplomacy Due process of law East Asia Education Foreign Trade and International Finance Free trade Freedom of association Freedom of speech Government Operations and Politics Higher education Human rights International agencies International law Law Legal aid Legal education Political prisoners Religion Religious liberty Right to travel Technical assistance United Nations Vietnam International Affairs 00 2007-03-14 Introduced in House 2007-04-11T20:11:40Z Condemns the arbitrary arrests of Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, and Le Thi Cong Nhan by the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and calls for their immediate release, as well as the immediate release of all other political and religious prisoners.

Condemns the violations of the freedoms of speech, religion, movement, association, and the lack of due process in Vietnam.

Challenges Vietnam's qualifications to be a member of the U.N. Security Council unless the government of Vietnam begins to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Urges the government of Vietnam to consider the implications of its actions for the broader U.S.-Vietnam relationship.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) make a top concern the immediate release, legal status, and humanitarian needs of Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, and Le Thi Cong Nhan, and use funds from the Human Rights Defenders Fund to assist with their legal defense and the needs of their families; (2) urge the government of Vietnam to comply with international standards for basic freedoms and human rights; (3) make clear to the government of Vietnam that it must adhere to the rule of law and respect the freedom of religion and expression in order to broaden its relations with the United States; (4) re-impose on Vietnam the country of particular concern designation if Vietnam harasses, detains, and arrests religious leaders and religious-motivated rights defenders and activists; and (5) initiate new foreign assistance programs to advance the capacity and networking abilities of Vietnamese civil society.

]]> 36 2007-05-02 Passed House amended 2007-05-07T21:49:43Z Condemns the arbitrary arrests of Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Quoc Quan, and Le Thi Cong Nhan by the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and calls for their immediate release, as well as the immediate release of all other political and religious prisoners.

Condemns the violations of the freedoms of speech, religion, movement, association, and the lack of due process in Vietnam.

Challenges Vietnam's qualifications to be a member of the U.N. Security Council unless the government of Vietnam begins to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Urges the government of Vietnam to consider the implications of its actions for the broader U.S.-Vietnam relationship.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) make a top concern the immediate release, legal status, and humanitarian needs of Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Quoc Quan, and Le Thi Cong Nhan, and use funds from the Human Rights Defenders Fund to assist with their legal defense and the needs of their families; (2) urge the government of Vietnam to comply with international standards for basic freedoms and human rights; (3) make clear to the government of Vietnam that it must adhere to the rule of law and respect the freedom of religion and expression in order to broaden its relations with the United States; (4) consider re-imposing on Vietnam the country of particular concern designation; and (5) initiate new foreign assistance programs to advance the capacity and networking abilities of Vietnamese civil society.

]]> Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, Le Quoc Quan, and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, Le Quoc Quan, and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and for other purposes. Official Titles as Amended by House Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, Le Quoc Quan, and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and for other purposes. H House Engrossed in House 2007-05-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres243eh/xml/BILLS-110hres243eh.xml Introduced in House 2007-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres243ih/xml/BILLS-110hres243ih.xml 2007-05-02 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1429. 19:17:16 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.