House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
Human Rights Information Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 29, 1999
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Apr 5, 2000 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
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
122 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 107 Democrats, 1 independent
13 of 122 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), William Coyne (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY) and 92 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Lantos.
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- H.R. 3632 (106th) Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act of 2000
- H.Res. 429 (106th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the participation of the extremist FPO in the government of Austria.
- H.Con.Res. 410 (106th) Condemning the assassination of Father John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice in the Republic of Kenya.
- H.Res. 324 (106th) Supporting National Civility Week, Inc. in its efforts to restore civility, honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration in the United…
- H.Con.Res. 209 (106th) Expressing condemnation of the use of children as soldiers and the belief that the United States should support and, where possible, lead…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.