Urging the Government of India to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the scope of abusive child labor in circuses throughout India and to pursue immediate and effective remedies to end such abuse, and to provide immediate and continuous police protection to secure the personal safety of Kailash Satyarthi, his family, and his colleagues in the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude.

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 24, 2004

States that Congress: (1) urges the Government of India, the provincial government in Uttar Pradesh, and the local government in the Gonda District to take immediate action to secure the release of the children being held by the owners and operators of the Great Roman Circus; (2) urges the Government of India, the provincial government of Uttar Pradesh, and the local government in Gonda District to provide police protection for Kailash Satyarthi, his family, and his colleagues in the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude who were brutally attacked on June 15, 2004, and to prevent any future attacks; (3) urges the Government of India and the provincial government of Uttar Pradesh to investigate such attack and to arrest and prosecute the responsible individuals; and (4) urges the Government of India to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the scope of abusive child labor in Indian circuses and to pursue remedies to end such abuse.

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Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D–NJ

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Jun 24, 2004
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Discuss H.Con.Res.466, 108th Congress: Urging the Government of India to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the scope of abusive child labor in circuses throughout India and to pursue immediate and effective remedies to end such abuse, and to provide immediate and continuous police protection to secure the personal safety of Kailash Satyarthi, his family, and his colleagues in the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude.

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Analyze H.Con.Res.466 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.466, 108th Congress: Urging the Government of India to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the scope of abusive child labor in circuses throughout India and to pursue immediate and effective remedies to end such abuse, and to provide immediate and continuous police protection to secure the personal safety of Kailash Satyarthi, his family, and his colleagues in the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/466

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-06-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hconres466/BILLS-108hconres466ih.htm

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Discuss H.Con.Res.466, 108th Congress: Urging the Government of India to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the scope of abusive child labor in circuses throughout India and to pursue immediate and effective remedies to end such abuse, and to provide immediate and continuous police protection to secure the personal safety of Kailash Satyarthi, his family, and his colleagues in the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/466

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-06-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hconres466/BILLS-108hconres466ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:18:53Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.Con.Res.466 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.