H.Res. 528: Condemning horrific acts of violence against Burma's Rohingya population and calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-14 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Condemning horrific acts of violence against Burma's Rohingya population and calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy.

Plain summary

Condemns: (1) the violence and displacement inflicted on Burma's (Myanmar's) Rohingya civilians, and (2) the attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army militant group. Calls for an immediate halt to all hostilities by Burmese authorities. Urges the government of Burma to: (1) allow access to the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, and (2) resume delivery of field work and humanitarian aid to help those displaced and injured and to monitor events in Rakhine State. Calls on the government of Burma to implement the August 2017 recommendations of its Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, including to end restrictions on Rohingya movement and to provide the Rohingya with citizenship. Encourages Aung San Suu Kyi to live up to her inspiring words upon receiving the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize with respect to ethnic reconciliation in Burma.

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Condemning horrific acts of violence against Burma's Rohingya population and calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] · 20 cosponsors

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Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres528.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres528 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115