US HR868 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 12-4)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution (1) condemns specified comments by Senator Sanders with respect to Cuba; (2) rejects claims that health care, literacy, and education improved under Fidel Castro; and (3) calls for the respect of all basic human rights for the Cuban people, with whom the House of Representatives stands in solidarity.
Title
Condemning the comments of Senator and Democratic Socialist Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), disregarding the history of systemic human rights abuses, forced indoctrination, and authoritarian actions of the literacy and education policies of the Communist Castro dictatorship in Cuba.
Sponsors
| Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL] | Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY] | Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX] | Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL] |
| Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH] | Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA] | Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL] |
| Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL] | Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV] | Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN] | Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX] |
| Rep. Max Rose [D-NY] | Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT] | Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX] | Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2020-02-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Caribbean area
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Cuba
Detention of persons
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
International affairs
Latin America
Members of Congress
Political movements and philosophies
Protest and dissent
Senate
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Vermont
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Cuba
Detention of persons
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
International affairs
Latin America
Members of Congress
Political movements and philosophies
Protest and dissent
Senate
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Vermont
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/868/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres868/BILLS-116hres868ih.pdf |
