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House resolution · 109th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the July, 2005, measures of extreme repression on the part of the Cuban Government against members of Cuba's prodemocracy movement, calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners, the legalization of political parties and free elections in Cuba, urging the European Union to reexamine its policy toward Cuba, and calling on the representative of the United States to the 62d session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to ensure a resolution calling upon the Cuban regime to end its human rights violations, and for other purposes.

H.Res. 388Introduced Jul 26, 2005Policy area: International Affairs
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 29, 2005 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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

50 cosponsors — 38 Republicans, 12 Democrats

12 of 50 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Richard Baker (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Rob Bishop (R-UT), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Burton (R-IN), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ben Chandler (D-KY), K. Conaway (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Thelma Drake (R-VA), David Dreier (R-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Tom Feeney (R-FL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Luis Fortuno (R-PR), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Mark Green (R-WI), Katherine Harris (R-FL), Ric Keller (R-FL), Mark Kennedy (R-MN), Peter King (R-NY), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Connie Mack (R-FL) and 20 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-21 district

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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.