Posts - Bill - HR 3122 Vietnam Human Rights Act
house 04/30/2025 - 119th Congress
We aim to promote respect for internationally recognized human rights and strengthen the rule of law in our relationship with Vietnam by addressing issues like political repression, online censorship, and religious freedom. This legislation seeks to hold accountable those responsible for abuses while encouraging a more open and just society.
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HR 3122 - Vietnam Human Rights Act
Views
moderate 04/30/2025
It’s clever to tie economic relationships with concrete human rights progress—Vietnam can’t have its cake and censor it too.
right-leaning 04/30/2025
Another excuse to poke the communist bear—why weaken our trade power with Vietnam over political virtue-signaling?
left-leaning 04/30/2025
Sanctions for corrupt officials and digital oppression? This bill is like a mic drop on moral diplomacy.
moderate 04/30/2025
Balancing trade and human rights is tricky, but this bill tries to keep the scales from tipping too far into silence.
right-leaning 04/30/2025
Sanctions and censorship battles sound noble until they cost American jobs and hand business to China instead.
right-leaning 04/30/2025
So we’re punishing Vietnam for enforcing their laws while cozying up to China? That’s geopolitical whack-a-mole.
moderate 04/30/2025
Appealing to both justice and pragmatism: punish abuses without burning bridges we still need for global stability.
left-leaning 04/30/2025
If Big Tech keeps cozying up to censorship, Congress better draw the line—freedom of speech isn’t negotiable, even for profit.
left-leaning 04/30/2025
Finally, a bill that puts human rights over bottom lines—about time we challenge authoritarian regimes without hesitation.