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Establishing Senate Human Rights Commission: New forum for discussion and awareness.

The U.S. Senate is establishing a new commission to serve as a forum for discussing international human rights and raising awareness of violations. This commission will not create new laws but will collaborate with other bodies to promote human rights initiatives.
Key points
Creation of the Senate Human Rights Commission to serve as a forum for discussing and raising awareness of international human rights.
The Commission will not have legislative powers but will collaborate with other entities to promote human rights initiatives.
Any Senator can become a member, and the commission's expenses are capped at $200,000 annually.
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Additional Information
A resolution establishing the Senate Human Rights Commission.
Print number: SRES 80
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Process start date: 2021-03-01