US HR569 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 1 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Recognizes the suffering of all those persons who were affected by the 2002 violence in Gujarat, India, including those persons who lost their lives in the Godhra train fire. Shares the Department of State opinion that the Gujarat government has not adequately pursued justice for the victims of the violence, and remains concerned by reports about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's complicity in such violence. Commends the U.S. government for denying a visa to Minister Modi in 2005. Applauds the Department of State and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom for their monitoring of religious freedom in India and throughout the world. Commends the role of the Indian police officers, the media, the National Human Rights Commission, and the Indian Supreme Court in investigating the violence. Recognizes the work of Indian and Indian-American civil society groups for educating people about human rights and religious freedom in India. Calls on the Gujarat government to restore religious freedom in Gujarat.
Title
Recognizing the tenth anniversary of the tragic communal violence in Gujarat, India.
Sponsors
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-05-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . |
2012-03-01 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
Subjects
Asia
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Evidence and witnesses
Fires
Human rights
India
Law enforcement officers
News media and reporting
Railroads
Religion
Violent crime
Visas and passports
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Evidence and witnesses
Fires
Human rights
India
Law enforcement officers
News media and reporting
Railroads
Religion
Violent crime
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/569/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres569/BILLS-112hres569ih.pdf |