HRES 427 · 108th Congress · International Affairs

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the courageous leadership of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Introduced 2003-10-30· Sponsored by Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(2003-11-19)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2003-11-19
Roll #639
Yea 409Nay 13
Democrats
196 Yea·5 Nay
Republicans
212 Yea·8 Nay
PassedHouse · 2003-11-19
Roll #639
Yea 409Nay 13
Democrats
196 Yea·5 Nay
Republicans
212 Yea·8 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Congratulates the new leadership of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam. Urges the Government of Vietnam to: (1) respect the right of all independent religious organizations to freely practice their faith; and (2) release all Vietnamese citizens imprisoned for doing so, especially the Most Venerable Thich Huyen Quang and the Very Venerable Thich Quang Do. Urges the passage of the Vietnam Human Rights Act and implementation of the recommendations of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Urges the United States Embassy in Vietnam to closely monitor cases of abuse of religious belief and practice and report to the Congress on specific measures taken to protect and promote religious freedom in Vietnam.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans