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Calling on Burma's civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to release two jailed journalists reporting on violence inflicted upon that nation's Rohingya population.

USA115th CongressHRES-1057| House 
| Updated: 9/12/2018
Sander M. Levin

Sander M. Levin

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (14)
Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Condemns all efforts to suppress information regarding the oppression and violence inflicted upon Burma's (Myanmar's) Rohingya civilians. Calls on the leader of Burma's civilian government, Aung San Suu Kyi, to release the jailed journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
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Timeline
Sep 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Sep 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 12, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8110-8111)
  • September 7, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • September 7, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • September 12, 2018
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8110-8111)

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AsiaBurmaCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHuman rightsNews media and reportingRacial and ethnic relations

Calling on Burma's civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to release two jailed journalists reporting on violence inflicted upon that nation's Rohingya population.

USA115th CongressHRES-1057| House 
| Updated: 9/12/2018
Condemns all efforts to suppress information regarding the oppression and violence inflicted upon Burma's (Myanmar's) Rohingya civilians. Calls on the leader of Burma's civilian government, Aung San Suu Kyi, to release the jailed journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
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Timeline
Sep 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Sep 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 12, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8110-8111)
  • September 7, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • September 7, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • September 12, 2018
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8110-8111)
Sander M. Levin

Sander M. Levin

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (14)
Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaBurmaCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHuman rightsNews media and reportingRacial and ethnic relations