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<item congress="116" measure-type="hres" measure-number="594" measure-id="id116hres594" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-09-25" update-date="2020-03-16">
<title>Expressing profound concern about threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment in Brazil.</title>
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<action-date>2019-09-25</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution urges Brazil and the United States to investigate human rights abuses in Brazil and reduce deforestation of the Amazon. The resolution also calls on the United States to suspend military assistance to Brazil unless the Department of State determines that measures are being taken to ensure human rights.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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