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<item congress="115" measure-type="hres" measure-number="1169" measure-id="id115hres1169" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2018-12-06" update-date="2019-01-09">
<title>Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent and credible elections in Bangladesh.</title>
<summary summary-id="id115hres1169v81" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-01-09">
<action-date>2018-12-12</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent, and credible elections in Bangladesh.</p> <p>Calls on the Government of Bangladesh to: (1) respect the freedom of speech and of the press, and (2) heed the Bangladesh Election Commission's request to ensure security for minorities and maintain communal harmony for a peaceful election.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id115hres1169v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-01-09">
<action-date>2018-12-06</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent, and credible elections in Bangladesh.</p> <p>Calls on the Government of Bangladesh to: (1) respect the freedom of speech and of the press, and (2) heed the Bangladesh Election Commission's request to ensure security for minorities and maintain communal harmony for a peaceful election.</p>]]></summary-text>
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