US SR22 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-01-31 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S368)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-01-31 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S368)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Condemns the New Year's Day 2011 attack on the Saint George and Bishop Peter Church in Alexandria, Egypt. Expresses the Senate's condolences to the Coptic Christian community. Calls on President Hosni Mubarak and the government of Egypt to: (1) fully investigate the bomb attack and prosecute the perpetrators, and (2) enhance security for the Coptic Christian community and ensure religious freedom and equality for all people in Egypt. Calls on the President to work with the government of Egypt to identify the perpetrators of the New Year's Day attack. Calls on the Secretary of State to address the issues of religious freedom and equality of treatment for all people in Egypt with the government of Egypt.
Title
A resolution condemning the New Year's Day attack on the Coptic Christian community in Alexandria, Egypt and urging the Government of Egypt to fully investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of this heinous act.
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD] | Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ] |
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] | Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2011-01-31 | Senate | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S368) |
2011-01-31 | Senate | Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S368) |
2011-01-25 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S245) |
Subjects
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Egypt
Human rights
International affairs
Middle East
Religion
Terrorism
Egypt
Human rights
International affairs
Middle East
Religion
Terrorism