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hres 1091 · 115th Congress · House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the Burmese military and security forces since August 2017 constitute crimes against humanity and genocide and calling on the Government of Burma to release Burmese journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo sentenced to seven years imprisonment after investigating attacks against civilians by the Burmese military and security forces, and for other purposes

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
11 current · 11 total
Actions
11
Roll calls
1
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 435 · 2018-12-13
394 Yea · 1 Nay · 0 Present · 37 Not voting — Passed
R
209–1 (Yea–Nay)
D
182–0 (Yea–Nay)
I
2–0 (Yea–Nay)
L
1–0 (Yea–Nay)
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Actions (11)
DateTimeAction
2018-09-27—Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2018-09-27—Introduced in House
2018-09-27—Introduced in House
2018-12-1114:17:47Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
2018-12-1114:17:56Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10061-10065; text: CR H10061-10062)
2018-12-1114:17:58DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1091.
2018-12-1114:45:00At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2018-12-1310:39:19Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10174-10175)
2018-12-1311:12:37On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 1 (Roll no. 435).
2018-12-1311:12:37Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 1 (Roll no. 435).
2018-12-1311:12:41The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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