US Congress Senate Concurrent Resolution 23 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Engrossed on June 19 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Supports the goals of the 2009 Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets. Applauds: (1) the government of the Czech Republic for hosting the Conference; and (2) the participating countries for the decision to seek justice for Holocaust survivors and to promote Holocaust remembrance and education. Urges: (1) the countries in Central and Eastern Europe which have not already done so to return looted and confiscated properties to their rightful owners or, where restitution is not possible, provide equitable compensation; and (2) all countries to make a priority of returning to Jewish communities any religious or communal property that was stolen as a result of the Holocaust. Calls on all countries to facilitate the use of the Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art in settling all claims involving publicly and privately held objects. Calls on the President to send a high-level official, such as the Secretary of State, to represent the United States at the Conference and urges other invited countries to participate at a similarly high level.

A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and objectives of the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets.

Sen. Evan Bayh [D-IN]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-19		Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2009-06-19		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2009-06-19		Received in the House.
2009-06-18		Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6825-6826; text as passed Senate: CR S6825-6826)
2009-06-16		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 81.
2009-06-16		Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
2009-06-16		Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2009-05-19		Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5624)
2009-05-19		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5624-5625)

HCR89 (Related) 2009-07-06 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/23/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sconres23/BILLS-111sconres23is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sconres23/BILLS-111sconres23rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sconres23/BILLS-111sconres23es.pdf