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Consideration of Bills: Human Rights, Sexual Harassment, Engineering Biology

This document outlines the rules for considering three important bills in the House of Representatives. These bills concern sanctions for human rights violations against LGBTQI individuals, changes to arbitration rules for sexual harassment disputes, and support for engineering biology research. Citizens should be aware that these bills could impact international human rights policy, protections against harassment, and the nation's scientific and technological advancement.
Key points
Bill H.R. 3485: Potential sanctions against foreign persons violating LGBTQI human rights, which could affect international relations.
Bill H.R. 4445: Changes to how sexual assault and harassment disputes are handled, potentially impacting victims' rights and legal procedures.
Bill H.R. 4521: Support for engineering biology research, which could lead to new technologies and innovations in medicine or agriculture.
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VOTING RESULTS
2022-02-02
For 219
Against 203
Abstain 0
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Additional Information
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3485) to impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4445) to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4521) to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology; and for other purposes.
Print number: HRES 900
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Process start date: 2022-02-02
Voting date: 2022-02-02
Meeting no: 2
Voting no: 17