3.0.0 352 2023-01-11T13:30:15Z 2023-01-11T13:30:15Z House HRES 2015-07-08 114 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-20T13:42:13Z Referred to 2015-07-08T14:03:00Z 2015-08-20 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2015-07-08 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 N M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2015-07-08 True C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 7 2016-09-06 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2016-09-06 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2016-09-06 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 46 2016-09-06 False H001059 Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] Randy Hultgren R IL 14 2016-09-06 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2016-09-07 False International Affairs Commemorative events and holidays Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights International law and treaties Members of Congress Protest and dissent Religion Rule of law and government transparency International Affairs 00 2015-07-08 Introduced in House 2015-07-09T21:29:06Z Calls for the designation of a Prisoners of Conscience Day.

Requests that the President issue a proclamation recognizing Prisoners of Conscience Day.

Encourages Members of Congress to raise individual prisoner of conscience cases in Congress, with the executive branch, with their constituents, to foreign governments and multilateral organizations, and during delegation trips abroad.

Encourages the U.S. government to: (1) implement policies that support human rights programs, and (2) undertake actions directed at countries that detain prisoners of conscience in violation of international standards.

Urges that advocacy on behalf of prisoners of conscience be pursued at every level of U.S. foreign policy and in all bilateral and multilateral engagements.

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