US Congress Senate Resolution 586 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Introduced on November 20 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-12-04 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Calls on the government of Burma to: develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State's needs for peace and development under equitable application of the rule of law; end all forms of persecution and discrimination of the Rohingya people, and ensure respect for internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma; respect the Rohingya's right to self-identification, redraft the Citizenship Law of 1982 so that it conforms to internationally recognized legal standards, and include both Rakhine and Rohingya leaders and community members in the redrafting process; support an international and independent investigation into the violence that has occurred in Rakhine State and prosecute the perpetrators consistent with due process; and conform to international norms on the provision of unrestricted humanitarian access by international organizations. Welcomes Burma's announcement that Medecins Sans Frontieres has been invited back to work in Rakhine State. Calls on the regional governments to protect the rights of Rohingya asylum seekers and refugees, as well as to respect the international legal principle of non-refoulement. Calls on the U.S. government and the international community to call on the government of Burma to end the persecution of the Rohingya population and to protect the fundamental rights of all ethnic and religious minority groups in Burma.

A resolution calling on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State's needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law, and for other purposes.

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-04	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.
2014-12-04	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
2014-12-04	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2014-11-20	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6209-6210)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/586/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres586/BILLS-113sres586is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres586/BILLS-113sres586rs.pdf