House concurrent resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Pham Hong Son and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 16, 2005
- Committee actionMar 15, 2006
- Passed HouseApr 6, 2006 · 425–1
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: Apr 6, 2006 — Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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
34 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 34 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Judy Biggert (R-IL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Phil English (R-PA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Steve King (R-IA), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Ed Royce (R-CA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), H. Saxton (R-NJ), John Shimkus (R-IL) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.R. 972 (109th) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
- H.R. 2017 (109th) Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005
- H.R. 6060 (109th) Department of State Authorities Act of 2006
- H.R. 2520 (109th) Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005
- H.R. 5948 (109th) Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006
- H.R. 4436 (109th) To provide certain authorities for the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.