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H.Res. 895 · 117th CongressStatus not classified

Strongly condemning ongoing violence and human rights abuses stemming from Cameroon's Anglophone crisis.

Latest action. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by voice voteA vote decided by which side sounds louder. No individual positions are recorded, so no member can be held to a position afterward.Read the full definition (opens a new tab). · February 9, 2022

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

This resolution strongly condemns the government of Cameroon's abuses in the country's Anglophone regions, including the use of violence and violations of press freedoms. It urges the government to initiate dialogues with separatist groups and civil society, follow through on initiatives developed to address various grievances, and comply with international human rights standards. The resolution also urges separatist groups to immediately stop committing human rights abuses and end their incitement of violence and hate speech.

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on February 1, 2022. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Latest action, as recorded
February 9, 2022

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

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The record's latest action, on February 9, 2022: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

What is a simple resolution, exactly?

A simple resolution concerns one chamber only, such as its own rules or an expression of its opinion. The other chamber and the President play no part, and it does not carry the force of law.

Has anyone actually voted on it?

No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.

A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.

Who is behind it?

Karen Bass (D-CA) introduced it on February 1, 2022, and 41 members have since signed on as cosponsors.

They come from both major parties: 39 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

How long has it been in play?

It was introduced on February 1, 2022, 1682 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 1674 days ago, on February 9, 2022.

Measures do not carry over. Anything the 117th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2023 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.

That deadline applies to this measure too, even though it was never headed for the President's desk.

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Vote history

  1. House
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  2. Senate
    Not stated in the latest action
  3. President
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No roll call in this Congress cites this bill. Most bills die in committee without ever reaching a recorded floor vote.