US SR724 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5878)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5878)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the practice of politically motivated imprisonment of women around the world and calling on governments for the immediate release of women who are political prisoners.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the practice of politically motivated imprisonment of women around the world and calling on governments for the immediate release of women who are political prisoners.
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-24 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5878) |
Subjects
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
International affairs
Protest and dissent
Women's rights
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
International affairs
Protest and dissent
Women's rights
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/724/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres724/BILLS-116sres724is.pdf |