Recognizing, from Chicago to Palestine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Puerto Rico, that the pain, violence, and oppression the global majority experiences are interconnected, acknowledges that the future must be self-determined, and affirms our humanity and dignity through a renewed mandate for human rights.
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Latest Action · May 12, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, House Administration, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.Res. 1277 is a resolution recognizing that human rights violations experienced globally—from Chicago to Palestine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Puerto Rico—are interconnected and rooted in systems of oppression including racism, colonialism, and imperialism. The resolution documents widespread violations including restrictions on freedom of movement, mass incarceration disproportionately affecting Black and Native American communities, a global housing crisis affecting billions, healthcare access barriers, and the effects of U.S. military spending ($21 trillion since 2001) that has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths abroad while underfunding domestic needs. The resolution affirms that all people have rights to safe housing, healthcare, democratic participation, freedom from violence, and self-determination, and calls on Congress to make sweeping policy changes including reforming immigration policies to create citizenship pathways, eliminating military spending in favor of peace and humanitarian aid, implementing universal healthcare, advancing criminal justice reform, and establishing a U.S. Human Rights Commission to monitor violations both domestically and internationally. This resolution reflects a call for fundamentally reorienting U.S. priorities away from military-focused security toward human security and collective liberation across all communities regardless of race, gender, sexuality, or immigration status.
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