HCONRES 428 · 97th Congress · International Affairs

A concurrent resolution condemning all forms of religious persecution and discrimination as a violation of human rights.

Introduced 1982-11-29· Sponsored by Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See H.Con.Res.433.(1982-12-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the Congress that anyone who engages in religious persecution and discrimination is commiting an act of terrorism. Urges the President to: (1) raise the issue of violations of religious freedom at every opportunity; (2) instruct the U.S. representatives to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to work for the establishment of a working group on the elimination of all forms of religious persecution and discrimination; (3) encourage the leaders of other countries to join in condemning all forms of religious persecution and discrimination, to support the establishment of a working group at the United Nations, and to call upon the United Nations to take other specified actions to reduce religious persecution and discrimination; and (4) try to organize a program of action to be taken with respect to governments practicing religious persecution and discrimination.…

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