Recognizing 2007 as the Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia, and offering support for efforts to ensure that the internally displaced people of Colombia receive the assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully.

Bill: 110-hres-426
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2007-05-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Catholic Church
Church and social problems
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Colombia
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Displaced persons
Guerrilla warfare
Human rights
International agencies
International relief
Latin America
Political violence
Religion
Special years
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: 
 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Colombian Catholic Church, and the Coalition for Human Rights and Internal Displacement should be commended for their initiative to declare the Year of the Rights of the Internally Displaced People in Colombia; (2) the government of Colombia and the international donor community should be encouraged to prioritize discussion of humanitarian assistance and internal displacement with the international donor community, especially within the context of the London-Cartagena Process; and (3) the government of the United States should increase the resources it makes available to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and protection through international and civilian government agencies and assist Colombia's internally displaced people in rebuilding their lives.

action_date: 2007-07-11
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Colombian Catholic Church, and the Coalition for Human Rights and Internal Displacement should be commended for their initiative to declare the Year of the Rights of the Internally Displaced People in Colombia; (2) the government of Colombia and the international donor community should be encouraged to prioritize discussion of humanitarian assistance and internal displacement with the international donor community, especially within the context of the London-Cartagena Process; and (3) the government of the United States should increase the resources it makes available to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and protection through international and civilian government agencies and assist Colombia's internally displaced people in rebuilding their lives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7609)
action_date: 2007-07-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7609)
action_date: 2007-07-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 426.
action_date: 2007-07-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7609-7614)
action_date: 2007-07-11
text: Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2007-06-26
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-06-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Introduced in House