Recognizing the goal of United States foreign policy should be to promote human rights and equal rights for all.

H. Res. 527 · 116th Congress · Jul 25, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes the 71st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of “Human Rights Day”;

(2)

supports the ideals, indivisibility, and universality of human rights, reaffirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and recognizes that the erosion and violation of human rights anywhere threaten fundamental human rights everywhere;

(3)

urges every UN Member State to promote universal human rights for all peoples;

(4)

urges the executive and legislative branches of the United States Government to develop and implement United States foreign policy that promotes human rights, equal rights, and justice for all; and

(5)

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

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Jul 25, 2019viewing Introduced in House Mr. Lowenthal (for himself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Norton, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Omar, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Costa, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Himes, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Peters) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Recognizing the goal of United States foreign policy should be to promote human rights and equal rights for all.

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