HR 25
(New Title) recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan as responsible for the oppression and forced eviction of more than 100,000 Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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On the record
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| Status | PASSED |
|---|---|
| In the House | PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT |
| Introduced | 1/7/2025 |
| Floor date | 2/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2505 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H25 |
Where it stands
House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
Sponsors
Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30, Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2025Introduced 01/07/2025 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- January 23, 2026Public Hearing: 01/23/2026 10:15 am GP 228
- January 23, 2026Executive Session: 01/23/2026 10:15 am GP 228
- January 28, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/23/2026 (Vote 12-1; RC)
- January 28, 2026Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- February 5, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0351h: MA DV 220-115 02/05/2026
- February 5, 2026FLAM # 2026-0351h (NT) (Rep. Budathoki): AA VV 02/05/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0351h
Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Majority — OUGHT TO PASS
An overwhelming majority of the committee supported this resolution, which affirms New Hampshire’s enduring commitment to human rights, democratic values, and accountability by recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan’s responsibility for the torture, persecution, and forceful expulsion of more than 100,000 of its citizens, thousands of whom have since settled in New Hampshire after long periods of hardship and exile. The resolution calls for concrete and credible steps toward justice and reconciliation, grounded in international human rights norms. The companion resolutions have been introduced in Ohio and other states as well. The resolution centers on the human cost of displacement by affirming the fundamental rights of displaced Bhutanese-Americans and urges the release of remaining political prisoners, the restoration of citizenship, voluntary repatriation, and the establishment of a credible truth and reconciliation process. Through this resolution, the New Hampshire House of Representatives underscores that the values the United States champions—human dignity, democracy, freedom of movement, and accountability—must guide its engagement with partners such as the Kingdom of Bhutan. The majority of this committee supports the Ought to Pass motion. Vote 12-1.
Minority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
The minority view is that this resolution levies substantial allegations of an extremely serious nature against a foreign nation, the veracity of which may be subject to some dispute, as this body has not done any investigation or fact-finding, and most members have no first-hand experience with the matter. Further, where resolutions generally seek to direct or request relevant federal or state authorities to take certain actions, this resolution seems to press a foreign government to take certain actions. This constitutes nothing less than the New Hampshire House engaging in foreign policy issues and international diplomacy, the type of action which is delegated and reserved to the federal government.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 23, 2026 at 10:15State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs public hearing recording 2:16:12–2:44:20, about 28 min (estimated)
- January 23, 2026 at 10:15State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs executive session recording (start time not identified)
- February 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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