,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ebg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4
 ,lowenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,pocan1  
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,carson of         
,indiana1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,lee of     
,california1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4      
,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4    
,haaland1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,swalwell  
of ,california1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,moore1
 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,omar1 
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4     
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,smith of
 ,washington1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4   
,himes1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1  
,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,mr4      
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 and ,mr4      
,peters7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,recognizing the goal of  
,united ,states foreign policy should be
 to promote human rights and equal      
rights for all4  ,whereas the ,universal

 ,declaration of ,human ,rights1 adopted
 by the ,united ,nations 7,,un7 #ga     
years ago on ,december #aj1 #aidh1      
represented the first comprehensive     
agreement among nations as to the       
specific rights and freedoms of all     
human beings2 ,whereas the ,department  
of ,state has declared that a central   
goal of the ,united ,states foreign     
policy is the promotion of respect for  
human rights1 as embodied in the        
,universal ,declaration of ,human       
,rights2 ,whereas the ,universal        
,declaration of ,human ,rights is a     
common standard of achievement for all  
peoples and all nations1 to the end that
 every individual and every organ of    
society1 keeping this ,declaration      
constantly in mind1 shall strive by     
teaching and education to promote       
respect for these rights and freedoms   
and by progressive measures1 national   
and international1 to secure their      
universal and effective recognition and 
observance1 both among the peoples of   

,,un ,member ,states themselves and     
among the peoples of territories under  
their jurisdiction42 ,whereas it is in  
the national interest of the ,united    
,states to impose consistent and        
principled human rights policies when   
engaging with both allies and           
competitors alike2 ,whereas according to
 the ,human ,rights ,foundation1 more   
than half of the world's population live
 under nondemocratic regimes1 meaning   
that #c1gjj1jjj1jjj people are          
controlled by absolute monarchs1        
military occupation or juntas1          
competitive authoritarians1 or          
full-fledged dictatorships2 ,whereas    
human rights1 equal rights1 and justice 
are essential to the realization of     
fundamental freedoms and promoting more 
equitable societies1 preventing conflict
 and atrocities1 and enhancing          
participation in the democratic process2
 ,whereas the ,united ,states must build
 respect for and the protection of human
 rights1 equal rights1 and justice for  

all here at home in order to set a      
standard by which both allies and       
competitors can be held to account2 and 
,whereas particularly in the face of    
rising global authoritarianism1 the     
executive and legislative branches of   
the ,united ,states ,government must    
prioritize protection of these rights in
 words and in action when they engage   
with foreign governments1 allies1 and   
competitors alike1 around the globe3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes  
the #gast anniversary of the ,universal 
,declaration of ,human ,rights and the  
celebration of ,human ,rights ,day2     
7#b7 supports the ideals1               
indivisibility1 and universality of     
human rights1 reaffirms the ,universal  
,declaration of ,human ,rights1 and     
recognizes that the erosion and         
violation of human rights anywhere      
threaten fundamental human rights       
everywhere2  7#c7 urges every ,,un      
,member ,state to promote universal     

human rights for all peoples2  7#d7     
urges the executive and legislative     
branches of the ,united ,states         
,government to develop and implement    
,united ,states foreign policy that     
promotes human rights1 equal rights1 and
 justice for all2 and  7#e7 encourages  
the people of the ,united ,states to    
observe ,human ,rights ,day and continue
 their commitment to upholding freedom1 
democracy1 equality1 and human rights   
across the globe4