Congress: 113th

Sponsor: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes (05/02/2014)

Committees: House - Foreign Affairs

Description: Condemning Dalit untouchability, the practice of birth-descent discrimination against Dalit people, which is widely practiced in India, Nepal, the Asian diaspora, and other South Asian nations, and calling on these countries to recognize the human rights of the Dalit people and end all forms of untouchability within their borders.

Lastest Action: 06/10/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.  (All Actions)

Official: H.Res.566 -- 113th Congress