,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #bg1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,lewis submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that the 
,united ,states should become an        
international human rights leader by    
ratifying and implementing certain core 
international conventions4  ,whereas the
 ,united ,states has played a leading   
role in developing global human rights  
standards since the inception of the    
,country2 ,whereas the first #aj        
amendments to the ,constitution are     
among the guiding principles that helped
 develop the ,universal ,declaration of 

,human ,rights2 ,whereas ,eleanor       
,roosevelt1 wife of ,president ,franklin
 ,delano ,roosevelt1 led the ,united    
,states delegation and the ,united      
,nations 7in this resolution referred to
 as the ,,un7 in drafting the ,universal
 ,declaration of ,human ,rights2        
,whereas ,december #aj1 #bjjh1 marked   
the #fjth anniversary of the ,universal 
,declaration of ,human ,rights2 ,whereas
 the ,general ,assembly of the ,,un     
adopted the ,international ,covenant on 
,economic1 ,social and ,cultural ,rights
 and the ,international ,covenant on    
,civil and ,political ,rights in #aiff2 
,whereas the world celebrated the #bjfth
 anniversary of the abolition of the    
transatlantic slave trade on ,may #a1   
#bjac2 ,whereas on ,january #a1 #bjac1  
the ,united ,states recognized the      
#aejth anniversary of the ,emancipation 
,proclamation2 ,whereas the ,united     
,states continues to make legislative   
amendments that improve the rights of   
all persons in the ,united ,states1     

including the #acth ,amendment in #ahfe1
 the ,civil ,rights ,act of #ahff1 the  
#adth ,amendment1 the #aith ,amendment1 
the ,social ,security ,act of #aice1 the
 ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich1 
the ,housing ,act of #aidi1 the ,equal  
,pay ,act of #aifc1 the ,civil ,rights  
,act of #aifd1 the ,voting ,rights ,act 
of #aife1 the ,elementary and ,secondary
 ,education ,act of #aife1 the ,age     
,discrimination in ,employment ,act of  
#aifg1 the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless  
,assistance ,act of #aihg1 the ,civil   
,rights ,restoration ,act of #aihh1 the 
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij1 the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aiia1
 and the ,voting ,rights ,act           
,reauthorization of #bjjf2 ,whereas     
human and civil rights standards and    
protections require constant review and 
attention2 ,whereas the ,,un ,millennium
 ,development ,goals set forth a        
#ae-year plan to combat poverty1 hunger1
 disease1 illiteracy1 environmental     
degradation1 and discrimination2        

,whereas the #dcrd ,general ,assembly of
 the ,organization of ,american ,states 
adopted the ,inter-,american ,convention
 against ,racism1 ,racial               
,discrimination and ,related ,forms of  
,intolerance on ,june #e1 #bjac2        
,whereas there are as many as           
#bg1jjj1jjj people around the world who 
are enslaved2 ,whereas the ,united      
,states has supported the adoption of   
the ,universal ,declaration of ,human   
,rights in the ,,un ,general ,assembly  
and has ratified significant            
international human rights treaties1    
including the ,international            
,conventions on the ,elimination of     
,racism and ,discrimination1 on the     
,prevention and ,punishment of the      
,crime of ,genocide1 and against        
,torture and other ,cruel1 ,inhuman or  
,degrading ,treatment or ,punishment and
 the ,international ,covenant on ,civil 
and ,political ,rights2 ,whereas the    
,united ,states has ratified two of the 
eight fundamental conventions outlined  

by the ,international ,labor            
,organization 7in this resolution       
referred to as the ,,ilo7 including the 
,abolition of ,forced ,labour and the   
,prohibition and ,immediate ,action for 
the ,elimination of the ,worst ,forms of
 ,child ,labour2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states has also ratified the ,optional 
,protocol to the ,convention on the     
,rights of the ,child on the ,sale of   
,children1 ,child ,prostitution and     
,child ,pornography and the ,optional   
,protocol to the ,convention on the     
,rights of the ,child on the            
,involvement of ,children in ,armed     
,conflicts2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 signed the ,convention on the ,rights  
of ,persons with ,disabilities on ,july 
#cj1 #bjji2 and ,whereas the ,united    
,states is expected to be a regional and
 global leader in the international     
civil and human rights movement3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,house of ,representatives that--
  7#a7 the ,united ,states recommits to 

fighting discrimination1 xenophobia1 and
 human and civil rights abuses in both  
domestic and foreign policy2  7#b7 the  
,united ,states reaffirms its commitment
 to the ,universal ,declaration of      
,human ,rights2  7#c7 the ,united       
,states should give thorough review to  
domestic policy and legislative         
proposals that would improve the        
economic1 social1 political1 cultural1  
and civil rights and lives of           
marginalized communities within the     
,united ,states2  7#d7 the ,senate      
should give its advice and consent to   
the ratification of the ,,un ,covenant  
on ,economic1 ,social and ,cultural     
,rights1 the ,,un ,convention on the    
,elimination of ,all ,forms of          
,discrimination ,against ,women and its 
,optional ,protocol1 the ,,un           
,convention on the ,rights of the       
,child1 the ,,un ,convention on the     
,rights of ,persons with ,disabilities  
and its ,optional ,protocol1 the ,,un   
,convention for the ,protection of ,all 

,persons from ,enforced ,disappearance1 
the ,first ,optional ,protocol to the   
,,un ,covenant on ,civil and ,political 
,rights1 and the ,optional ,protocol to 
the ,,un ,convention ,against ,torture  
and other ,cruel1 ,inhuman or ,degrading
 ,treatment or ,punishment2  7#e7 the   
,senate should give its advice and      
consent to the ratification of the ,,ilo
 ,convention on ,forced or ,compulsory  
,labour1 the ,,ilo ,convention on       
,freedom of ,association and ,protection
 of the ,right to ,organise1 the ,,ilo  
,convention on the ,right to ,organise  
and ,collective ,bargaining1 the ,,ilo  
,convention on ,equal ,remuneration1 the
 ,,ilo ,convention on ,discrimination in
 ,respect of ,employment and            
,occupation1 and the ,,ilo ,convention  
on the ,minimum ,age for ,admission to  
,employment2  7#f7 the ,united ,states  
should fully support the                
,inter-,american human rights system1   
especially hemispheric conventions      
regarding the rights of all persons1    

women1 children1 the disabled1          
marginalized communities1 and the right 
to freedom of expression2 and  7#g7 it  
is the policy of the ,united ,states to 
oppose slavery1 torture1 racism1        
discrimination1 and xenophobia in all   
forms4