3.0.0 247 2023-01-11T13:23:22Z 2023-01-11T13:23:22Z House H HRES 2013-06-04 113 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-09T14:39:30Z Referred to 2013-06-04T14:03:15Z 2013-07-09 hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. Committee 2013-06-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11] Michael Grimm R NY G. 11 N J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2013-06-04 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2013-06-04 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2013-06-04 True L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2013-06-04 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2013-06-04 True T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2013-06-27 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2013-06-28 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2013-07-23 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2013-09-25 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2013-10-04 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2013-10-09 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2013-10-23 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2013-11-12 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2013-11-14 False H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2013-11-14 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2013-11-21 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2013-12-09 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2013-12-11 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2014-01-10 False K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2014-01-10 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2014-03-25 False International Affairs Asia Conflicts and wars Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Human rights International organizations and cooperation News media and reporting Reconstruction and stabilization Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Sri Lanka War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity International Affairs 00 2013-06-04 Introduced in House 2013-08-27T21:42:25Z Calls on the government of Sri Lanka to build on its establishment of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).

Recognizes that the LLRC report did not adequately address issues of accountability for both the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Calls for the establishment of an independent international mechanism to look into allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations committed by all sides during and after the war in Sri Lanka.

Encourages Sri Lanka to allow for greater media freedoms.

Urges Sri Lanka to allow humanitarian organizations and international human rights groups greater access to the war-affected.

Acknowledges the end of the war and the importance of reaching a power-sharing political settlement.

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