Recognizing the 69th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of “Human Rights Day”.

H. Res. 653 · 115th Congress · Dec 7, 2017 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Recognizing the 69th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of Human Rights Day.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes the 69th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of “Human Rights Day”;

(2)

supports the ideals of human rights and reaffirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

(3)

encourages all nations to continue working towards freedom, peace, and security, which can be achieved only through democracy, respect for human rights, and the rule of law; and

(4)

encourages the people of the United States to observe “Human Rights Day” and continue their commitment to upholding freedom, democracy, and human rights across the globe.

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Dec 7, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mr. Lowenthal (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Speier, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Foster, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Evans, Mr. Correa, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Peters, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Soto, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Hultgren, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Garrett, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Dingell, and Mrs. Davis of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Recognizing the 69th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of “Human Rights Day”.

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