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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1112 
To require a report on the military coup in Burma, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2021 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, and Mr. BU-
CHANAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require a report on the military coup in Burma, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Democracy in 
Burma Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On March 14, 2005, the House of Rep-
resentatives agreed to H. Res. 135, which estab-
lished the House Democracy Assistance Commission 
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(later changed to the House Democracy Partnership, 
hereafter referred to as ‘‘HDP’’) to work directly 
with parliaments around the world to support the 
development of effective, independent, and respon-
sive legislative institutions. 
(2) HDP approved a legislative strengthening 
partnership with Burma in 2016 and organized the 
first congressional delegation to meet with the new 
civilian-led government, led by State Counselor Aung 
San Suu Kyi, and civil society leaders in May 2016. 
(3) On February 2, 2021, the U.S. Department 
of State assessed that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the 
leader of Burma’s ruling party, and President Win 
Myint, the duly elected head of government, were de-
posed in a military coup on February 1, 2021. 
(4) As part of the military coup, the Burmese 
military declared martial law, suspended the civilian- 
led government, and detained newly elected Members 
of Parliament in the capitol, Naypyidaw, thereby 
usurping the role of the democratically elected gov-
ernment and parliament. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) due to the Burmese military’s seizure of 
government through the detention of State Coun-
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sellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and 
other government leaders, Burma is not represented 
by a democratically elected government; 
(2) the inability of newly elected Members of 
Parliament to begin their official mandate due to the 
Burmese military’s actions directly threatens the 
democratic trajectory of Burma’s Parliament, and 
thereby the country; 
(3) the will and determination of those duly- 
elected Members of Parliament who are taking it 
upon themselves to continue serving as representa-
tives of the people through alternative methods of 
communicating and convening should be lauded; and 
(4) by preventing the Parliament from com-
pleting its work, the Burmese military has rendered 
impossible and effectively nullified the international 
collaborative relationships that have supported and 
strengthened the institution, including the Burmese 
parliament’s partnership with HDP. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) engage with the Association of Southeast 
Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ASEAN member 
states to— 
(A) condemn the military coup in Burma; 
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(B) urge the unconditional release of de-
tained democratically elected leaders and civil 
society members; and 
(C) support a return to Burma’s demo-
cratic transition; and 
(2) instruct, as appropriate, representatives of 
the United States Government to use the voice, vote, 
and influence of the United States at the United 
Nations to hold accountable those responsible for the 
military coup in Burma. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate a report on the military coup 
in Burma, including a description of efforts to implement 
the policy specified in section 4. 
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