Title: Condemning the Nation of Brunei's criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution condemns Brunei's decision to criminalize sex between persons of the same sex, encourages the international community to join in this condemnation, and calls upon Brunei to reverse the law.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 289 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 289

  Condemning the Nation of Brunei's criminalization of lesbian, gay, 
   bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and 
                 disproportionate forms of punishment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2019

Mr. Pocan submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Condemning the Nation of Brunei's criminalization of lesbian, gay, 
   bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and 
                 disproportionate forms of punishment.

Whereas, on April 3, 2019, a brutal new penal code went into effect in the 
        country of Brunei;
Whereas Brunei's penal code imposes death by stoning for same-sex relations and 
        adultery;
Whereas stoning is a cruel and torturous form of punishment; and
Whereas the U.S. Department of State has stated that ``the United States 
        strongly opposes violence, criminalization and discrimination targeting 
        vulnerable groups, including women at risk of violence, religious and 
        ethnic minorities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex 
        (LGBTI) persons.'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the criminalization of and discrimination 
        against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex 
        individuals;
            (2) condemns Brunei's decision to criminalize sex between 
        persons of the same sex;
            (3) condemns Brunei's decision to impose disproportionate 
        punishments for crimes;
            (4) encourages the international community to join the U.S. 
        House of Representatives in condemning Brunei's new penal code 
        and upholding international norms;
            (5) directs the U.S. Department of State to update all 
        human rights reports submitted to Congress and the President 
        immediately to document the severity of Brunei's new penal 
        code; and
            (6) calls on Brunei to reverse its new penal code as 
        expeditiously as possible.
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