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H.R. 2140 (114^th): Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2015

To promote freedom, human rights, and the rule of law as part of United States-Vietnam relations.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Overview

Introduced:: Apr 30, 2015
114^th Congress, 2015–2017
Status:: Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on April 30, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
Sponsor:: Christopher “Chris” Smith

Representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district

Republican
Text:: Read Text »
Last Updated: Apr 30, 2015
Length: 21 pages

History

Jul 19, 2004		Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next) This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1587 (108th).
Jun 30, 2005		Earlier Version — Introduced This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3190 (109th).
Sep 18, 2007		Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next) This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3096 (110th).
Apr 2, 2009		Earlier Version — Introduced This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1969 (111th).
Sep 11, 2012		Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next) This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1410 (112th).
Aug 1, 2013		Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next) This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1897 (113th).
Apr 30, 2015		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »

H.R. 2140 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 114^th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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