US Congress Senate Resolution 458 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Introduced on December 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-19 - Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7851-7852)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

This resolution calls on the President and the Department of State to (1) encourage the repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws in bilateral discussions between the United States and countries that have such laws; (2) designate countries that enforce such laws as countries of particular concern for religious freedom; and (3) oppose efforts by the United Nations to implement an international anti-blasphemy norm. The resolution also calls on the governments of countries that enforce such laws to amend or repeal them and to release anyone imprisoned pursuant to them.

A resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.

Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]	Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. Kelly Loeffler [R-GA]
Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-19	Senate	Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7851-7852)
2020-12-19	Senate	S.Amdt.2720 Amendment SA 2720 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2020-12-19	Senate	S.Amdt.2720 Amendment SA 2720 proposed by Senator Gardner for Senator Lankford. (consideration: CR S7850-7851; text: CR S7851) To amend the preamble.
2020-12-19	Senate	S.Amdt.2719 Amendment SA 2719 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2020-12-19	Senate	S.Amdt.2719 Amendment SA 2719 proposed by Senator Gardner for Senator Lankford. (consideration: CR S7850-7851; text: CR S7850-7851) In the nature of a substitute.
2020-12-19	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7850-7852)
2020-12-19	Senate	Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2019-12-19	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7213)

HR512 (Same As) 2020-12-07 - On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 3, 1 Present (Roll no. 236). (text: CR H6865)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/458/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres458/BILLS-116sres458is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres458/BILLS-116sres458ats.pdf