H.Res. 1150: Urging the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, opposition leaders, and all citizens to respect democratic principles, refrain from violence, and hold free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections in October 2020.

H.Res. 1150: Urging the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, opposition leaders, and all citizens to respect democratic principles, refrain from violence, and hold free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections in October 2020.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-24 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Urging the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, opposition leaders, and all citizens to respect democratic principles, refrain from violence, and hold free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections in October 2020.

Plain summary

This resolution calls on Côte d'Ivoire to publicly commit to free, fair, peaceful, and transparent elections, and it reaffirms that the United States will continue to stand with the people of Côte d'Ivoire in support of peace, democracy, religious and ethnic tolerance, and stability.

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Official text

Urging the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, opposition leaders, and all citizens to respect democratic principles, refrain from violence, and hold free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections in October 2020.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] · 26 cosponsors

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Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
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-116hres1150.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres1150 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116