Recognizing the 72d anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of “Human Rights Day”.

H. Res. 1259 · 116th Congress · Dec 10, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Recognizing the 72d anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of Human Rights Day.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

expresses support for the designation of “Human Rights Day”;

(2)

recognizes the 72d anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

(3)

reaffirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

(4)

supports the right of human rights defenders all over the world to promote the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and

(5)

encourages the people of the United States—

(A)

to observe Human Rights Day; and

(B)

to continue a commitment to upholding freedom, democracy, and human rights around the globe.

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Dec 10, 2020viewing Introduced in House Mr. Lowenthal (for himself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Mr. Himes, Mr. Rush, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Meng, Mr. Foster, Mr. Case, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Sires, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Correa, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Bera, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Trone, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Titus, Mr. Payne, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Costa) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Recognizing the 72d anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of “Human Rights Day”.

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