US HR1216 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on November 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Pending: House Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Pending: House Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution condemns the violence by Nigerian security forces against peaceful protestors, calls on the African and international human rights community to investigate the use of deadly force against protestors at the Lekki tollgate, and supports the demands of the movement for justice, accountability, and meaningful police reform in Nigeria.
Title
Supporting the #EndSARS peaceful protest movement in Nigeria.
Sponsors
Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] |
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] |
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-11-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. |
2020-11-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
2020-11-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Africa
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Nigeria
Protest and dissent
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Nigeria
Protest and dissent
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/1216/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres1216/BILLS-116hres1216ih.pdf |