H.Res. 1361 - Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives That the United States Should Lead a High-Level Diplomatic Effort to Ensure That the Durban Review Conference Serves As a Forum to Review… More

H.Res. 1361 - Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives That the United States Should Lead a High-Level Diplomatic Effort to Ensure That the Durban Review Conference Serves As a Forum to Review Implementation of Commitments Made at the 2001 Durban Conference to Combat All Forms of Racism by Defeating the Campaign by Some Members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to Divert the United Nation's Durban Review Conference from a Review of Problems in Their Own and Other Countries by Attacking Israel, Promoting Anti-Semitism, and Undermining the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Hide

Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives That the United States Should Lead a High-Level Diplomatic Effort to Ensure That the Durban Review Conference Serves As a Forum to Review Implementation of Commitments Made at the 2001 Durban Conference to Combat All Forms of Racism by Defeating the Campaign by Some Members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to Divert the United Nation's Durban Review Conference from a Review of Problems in Their Own and Other Countries by Attacking Israel, Promoting Anti-Semitism, and Undermining the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

H.Res. 1361 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should lead a high-level diplomatic effort to ensure that the Durban Review Conference serves as a forum to review implementation of commitments made at the 2001 Durban Conference to combat all forms of racism by defeating the campaign by some members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the United Nation's Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in their own and other countries by attacking Israel, promoting anti-Semitism, and undermining the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (by CRS)

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Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should lead a high-level diplomatic effort to defeat the campaign by some members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the United Nation's Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in their own and other countries by attacking Israel, promoting anti-Semitism, and undermining the Universal Charter of Human Rights and to ensure that the Durban Review Conference serves as a forum to review commitments to combat all forms of racism.

Other Titles

• Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should lead a high-level diplomatic effort to ensure that the Durban Review Conference serves as a forum to review implementation of commitments made at the 2001 Durban Conference to combat all forms of racism by defeating the campaign by some members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the United Nation's Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in their own and other countries by attacking Israel, promoting anti-Semitism, and undermining the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Sponsor

Howard Berman

Co-Sponsors

• Gary Ackerman
• Shelley Berkley
• Robert Brady
• Steven Chabot
• John Conyers
• Eliot Engel
• Barney Frank
• Elton Gallegly
• Raymond Green
• Alcee Hastings
• Steve Israel
• Barbara Lee
• Donald Payne
• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
• Janice Schakowsky
• Adam Schiff
• David Scott
• Brad Sherman
• Christopher Smith
• Maxine Waters
• Henry Waxman
• Robert Wexler
• Ted Poe
• Ron Klein
• Steve Cohen

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	7/22/2008
Referred to Committee
Passed House	9/23/2008

Bill History

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• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	House	On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.	9/23/2008	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	7/22/2008
		7/22/2008	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
		7/24/2008	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	7/24/2008	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
		9/23/2008	Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
		9/23/2008	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		9/23/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1361.
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	9/23/2008	On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
		9/23/2008	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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