3.0.0 955 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z House HRES 2016-12-08 114 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-12-08T14:03:20Z 2016-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2016-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 N D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2016-12-08 True D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2016-12-08 True P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2016-12-08 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2016-12-08 True R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 2016-12-08 True International Affairs International Affairs 00 2016-12-08 Introduced in House 2017-02-02T20:48:32Z Commends: (1) the people of Sri Lanka for their commitment to democracy, and (2) President Sirisena and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe for their commitment to peace and reconciliation for all Sri Lankans.

Calls on the government of Sri Lanka to fulfill the commitments it has made to all communities, ethnicities, and religions and its commitments under United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/30/L.29.

Expresses support for:

  • Sri Lanka's continuing efforts to rid the country of land mines;
  • the normalization of the military presence of Sri Lanka;
  • the Sri Lankan government's efforts to provide a peace dividend to the people of Sri Lanka, including by advancing accountability, reconciliation, devolution of power, broad-based economic development, and further integrating the Sri Lankan economy into the global trading system; and
  • U.S. assistance in the development of Sri Lanka.
]]> Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the progress of peace and justice, accountability, and reconciliation in Sri Lanka after 26 years of a debilitating armed conflict, and support for inclusive development and a strong and enduring relationship between the United States and Sri Lanka. Display Title Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the progress of peace and justice, accountability, and reconciliation in Sri Lanka after 26 years of a debilitating armed conflict, and support for inclusive development and a strong and enduring relationship between the United States and Sri Lanka. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the progress of peace and justice, accountability, and reconciliation in Sri Lanka after 26 years of a debilitating armed conflict, and support for inclusive development and a strong and enduring relationship between the United States and Sri Lanka. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hres955ih/xml/BILLS-114hres955ih.xml 2016-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.