# 117-hres-892: Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds.

117-hres-892, Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX); status Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-892
- Congress: 117
- Title: Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds.
- Status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Introduced: 2022-02-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 52
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds.

## Cosponsors (52)

- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed | 413 | 8 |

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## Sources
- [117-hres-892 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/892)

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