House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recommitting the United States to the principles expressed in the Universal Declaration.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 1997
- Committee actionAug 6, 1998
- Passed HouseSep 14, 1998 · 370–2
- Passed SenateOct 21, 1998 · by unanimous consent
Latest action: Oct 21, 1998 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
39 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 32 Democrats
7 of 39 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Barney Frank (D-MA), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Tony Hall (D-OH), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Peter King (R-NY), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Jim Leach (R-IA), John Lewis (D-GA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James Maloney (D-CT), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), David Minge (D-MN), Constance Morella (R-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), James Oberstar (D-MN), John Olver (D-MA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), John Porter (R-IL), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Martin Sabo (D-MN) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Lantos.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.