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House Resolution 666
There is a new House Resolution 666, 116th-congress entitled Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the ratification of the United Nations Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that was sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, [D-NY-14] (Introduced 10/30/2019) who wants to subject you to the authority of the United Nations Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
House Resolution 666 TEXT
Take a look at House Resolution 666 from the 116th CONGRESS
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the ratification of the United Nations Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 30, 2019
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez (for herself, Ms. Meng, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. García of Illinois, and Ms. Lee of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the ratification of the United Nations Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
- Whereas the United States is, by many accounts, one of the world’s wealthiest countries;
- Whereas the United States is also a land of stark inequality;
- Whereas in 2017, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights found that among nations in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United States “ranked 35th out of 37 in terms of poverty and inequality”;
- Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights also found that 40 million people in the United States live in poverty, the United States ranks 36th in the world “in terms of access to water and sanitation,” and Americans can expect to “live shorter and sicker lives compared to people living in any other rich democracy”;
- Whereas poverty and inequality are not inevitabilities;
- Whereas poverty and inequality are choices made by people in power;
- Whereas every American has the right to just working conditions, quality healthcare, an excellent education, healthy food, and safe housing;
- Whereas the United States Government can and should be held accountable by Americans and the international community for ensuring these rights for all Americans; and
- Whereas to guarantee this accountability, the United States must ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
What Google says
- The ICESCR protects the right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food, clothing and housing (Article 11), the right to enjoy the 'highest attainable standard' of physical and mental health (Article 12), the right of everyone to education (Article 13), including free and compulsory primary education
- The ICESCR was adopted by General Assembly Resolution 2200 A (XXI) of 16 December 1966. ... Since the ICESCR is an international human rights treaty, it creates legally binding international obligations to those States that have agreed to be bound by the standards contained in it.
- As of January 2020, the Covenant has 170 parties. A further four countries, including the United States, have signed but not ratified the Covenant.
What rights are protected by the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights?
- They include freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and the right not to be tortured. Economic, social and cultural rights protect the basic necessities for life which includes the rights to food and water, to have a roof over your head, and to adequate healthcare.
Which economic social and cultural rights are guaranteed in international human rights documents?
- Economic, social, and cultural rights include the human right to work, the right to an adequate standard of living, including food, clothing, and housing, the right to physical and mental health, the right to social security, the right to a healthy environment, and the right to education.
What are social rights?
- Social rights are those rights arising from the social contract, in contrast to natural rights which arise from the natural law, but before the establishment of legal rights by positive law. ... Insofar as, by virtue of Ch. 1, social rights are such fundamental rights, it follows that they should be constitutionalized."
Is human rights a social issue?
- Social Issues and Human Rights. ... The Sustainable Development Goals also have as core aim to “realize the human rights of all”, encompassing civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. At the same time, they strive to reduce inequality, promote equity and inclusion.
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House Resolution 6666 TRACE
House Resolution 6666 of 116th Congress, May 1, 2020, is known as “COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act”. It is meant to "authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to conduct diagnostic testing for COVID–19, and related activities such as contact tracing, through mobile health units and, as necessary, at individuals’ residences, and for other purposes." It is in the Committee of Energy and Commerce.
They intend the Authorization of appropriations of a $100,000,000,000 for the fiscal year 2020 alone.
There seems that at least 45 cosponsors, all Democrats
Following this bill at: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6666