H.Res. 587: Expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, accountability, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka so that Sri Lankans from all ethnic and religious communities may benefit from the end of the country's 26-year civil war.

H.Res. 587: Expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, accountability, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka so that Sri Lankans from all ethnic and religious communities may benefit from the end of the country's 26-year civil war.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-19 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, accountability, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka so that Sri Lankans from all ethnic and religious communities may benefit from the end of the country's 26-year civil war.

Plain summary

Calls on the government of Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). Recognizes that the LLRC report has not adequately addressed accountability for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity that may have been committed by the government of Sri Lanka and the terrorist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Commends the U.S. representatives on their leadership on United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution (UNHRC) A/HRC/25/L.1.Rev.1 establishing an Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights investigation into allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other human rights violations committed in Sri Lanka. Recommends that the Department of State restrict U.S. entry for anyone responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Calls for the government of Sri Lanka to: (1) allow greater media and religious freedoms, and (2) prioritize the process of demilitarization. Urges the government of Sri Lanka to allow humanitarian organizations and human rights groups greater access to war-affected individuals. Calls on members of the Tamil National Alliance to acknowledge past relationships with the LTTE and make a commitment to reconciliation and a long-term political solution. Acknowledges the importance for all parties to reach a lasting political settlement on the devolution of power consistent with LLRC recommendations and acceptable to all sides.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, accountability, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka so that Sri Lankans from all ethnic and religious communities may benefit from the end of the country's 26-year civil war.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · 30 cosponsors

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James P. McGovern (D-MA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA)

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Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres587.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hres587 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113