H.Res. 416 · 111th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
John Lewis
Introduced
2009-05-07
Latest action
2009-06-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States recommits to fighting discrimination, xenophobia, and human and civil rights abuses in both domestic and foreign policy; (2) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (3) the Senate should give its advice and consent to the ratification of specified covenants and conventions of the United Nations and the International Labor Organization; and (4) the United States should fully support the Inter-American human rights system.