3.0.0 636 2023-01-11T13:31:48Z 2023-01-11T13:31:48Z House HRES 2016-03-03 114 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Referred to 2016-04-29T18:00:09Z Referred to 2016-03-03T14:03:45Z 2016-04-29 hsfa05 Indo-Pacific Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. Committee 2016-03-03 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2016-03-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 14 N C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2016-03-03 True International Affairs Asia Burma Detention of persons Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Human rights Protest and dissent Racial and ethnic relations Rule of law and government transparency Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status International Affairs 00 2016-03-03 Introduced in House 2016-03-04T21:47:26Z Recognizes the Burmese peoples' profound desire for change as reflected in the vote on November 8, 2015.

Acknowledges the important roles played by the international community, Election Day workers, party observers, and domestic election observers in preventing fraud.

Acknowledges that while Burma has taken steps toward democratic rule, constitutional, legal, economic, and security issues remain unresolved.

Expresses concern about ongoing attacks in the Kachin and Shan states and the plight of the Rohingya people.

Urges the government and all other stakeholders to support constitutional reform.

Calls on the President and the Department of State to focus on:

  • securing solutions to human rights and humanitarian problems, including fulfillment of the 11 human rights and security commitments made by the current President of Burma to President Obama;
  • supporting changes to structural and systemic impediments to the realization of full democratic and civilian government;
  • bringing about the release of all political prisoners, including those awaiting trial or sentencing; and
  • supporting an end to offensives against ethnic nationalities and the creation of a peaceful federal union acceptable to the people of Burma.

Urges the incumbent government to support a timely and peaceful transfer of power to the new government.

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