Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in International law

Bill Introduced: S.Res.611 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the crisis in Zimbabwe, and for other purposes.

2008-07-14T00:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the crisis in Zimbabwe, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3058 Conflict Coltan and Cassiterite Act of 2008

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

A bill to prohibit the importation of certain products that contain or are derived from columbite-tantalite or cassiterite mined or extracted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2898 Judicial Conduct Act of 2007

2007-06-28T00:00:00Z

To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges of the United States.

Bill Introduced: S.1469 Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Closure Act of 2007

2007-05-23T00:00:00Z

A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.414 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign governments should work diligently to legalize all computer software used by such foreign governments, and for other purposes.

2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign governments should work diligently to legalize all computer software used by such foreign governments, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2254 Ending Nuclear Trafficking Act

2007-05-09T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish the transfer of any nuclear weapon, device, material, or technology to terrorists as a crime against humanity.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2212 To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

2007-05-08T00:00:00Z

To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.372 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

2007-05-03T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.373 Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

2007-05-03T00:00:00Z

Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Bill Introduced: S.1249 A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1707 Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007

2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

To suspend the authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.243 Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and for other purposes.

2007-03-14T00:00:00Z

Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1497 Legal Timber Protection Act

2007-03-13T00:00:00Z

To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.227 Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response Terrorism (SMART) security platform for the 21st century.

2007-03-07T00:00:00Z

Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response Terrorism (SMART) security platform for the 21st century.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1352 Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act

2007-03-06T00:00:00Z

To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.75 Expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies end this practice.

2007-02-27T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies end this practice.

Bill Introduced: H.R.982 ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007

2007-02-12T00:00:00Z

To promote democratic values and enhance democracy, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.76 A resolution calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy in Africa to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace in eastern Chad, and Central African Republic, and Darfur, Sudan.

2007-02-08T00:00:00Z

A resolution calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy in Africa to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace in eastern Chad, and Central African Republic, and Darfur, Sudan.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.146 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should take action to meet its obligations, and to ensure that all other member states of the United Nations meet their obligations, to women as agreed to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 relating to women, peace, and security, and the United States should fully assume the implementation of international law relating to human rights that protects the rights of women and girls during and after conflicts, and for other purposes.

2007-02-08T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should take action to meet its obligations, and to ensure that all other member states of the United Nations meet their obligations, to women as agreed to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 relating to women, peace, and security, and the United States should fully assume the implementation of international law relating to human rights that protects the rights of women and girls during and after conflicts, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.897 Iraq and Afghanistan Contractor Sunshine Act

2007-02-07T00:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of $5,000,000 for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan.