US HR16 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 17-10)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Encourages the Department of State to place Vietnam on the list of "Countries of Particular Concern" for particularly severe violations of religious freedom. Condemns the ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom in Vietnam, including the detention of religious leaders and the long-term imprisonment of individuals engaged in peaceful advocacy.Calls on Vietnam to lift restrictions on religious freedom and implement necessary legal and political reforms to protect religious freedom.

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Title

Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
2011-03-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
2011-01-05HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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