105th Congress > House > Vote 1049

Date: September 14, 1998

Result: 370-2 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 429

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Resolutions

Sponsor: LANTOS, Thomas Peter (D-CA)

Bill number: HCONRES185

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended

Description: 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Bill summary: Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to the rights enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Expresses the determination of the Congress to work for the implementation and observance of international human rights and rights agreements. Urges government leaders of all nations, representatives of private international human rights organizations, business and labor leaders, local government officials, and all Americans to use the Declaration as an instrument to promote tolerance, understanding, and greater respect for human rights.

Bill titles: Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recommitting the United States to the principles expressed in the Universal Declaration.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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