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108th Congress > House > Vote 490

Date: September 10, 2003

Result: 421-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 492

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

Sponsor: ROTHMAN, Steven (D-NJ)

Bill number: HRES359

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Description: Welcoming His Holines the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and Recognizing his Commitment to Non-Violence, Human Rights, Freedom, and Democracy

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the visit of the Dalai Lama to the United States in September 2003 is warmly welcomed; (2) the Dalai Lama should be recognized and congratulated for his consistent efforts to promote dialogue to peacefully resolve the Tibet issue and to increase the religious and cultural autonomy of the Tibetan people; and (3) all parties to the (...show more) current discussions should be encouraged by the Government of the United States to deepen these contacts in order to achieve the aspirations of the people of Tibet for genuine autonomy and basic human rights.

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Bill titles: Welcoming His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and recognizing his commitment to non-violence, human rights, freedom, and democracy.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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