US Congress Senate Resolution 268 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-09-24 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6941)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Syrian refugee crisis. Recognizes: the scale and complexity of the Syrian refugee crisis and the need for the international community to work together to provide resources and capacity to aid refugees; the humanitarian commitment of Syria's neighbors who have worked to absorb the vast majority of refugees, as well as the European nations who have made commitments to share in the refugee resettlement effort; and that the refugee crisis is a symptom of the broader conflict in Syria, the persecution of persons based on identity groups, including Christians, Yezidis, Turkmen, and Kurds, and instability in the Middle East and North Africa, and that efforts to resolve those challenges are a necessary component of any plan to address the refugee crisis. Welcomes the President's decision to admit at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2016, and to increase the overall number of refugees received by the United States to 85,000 in 2016 and 100,000 in 2017.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Syrian refugee crisis.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-09-24	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6941)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/268/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sres268/BILLS-114sres268is.pdf