US Congress Senate Resolution 312 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-3-1)
Status: Introduced on October 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-11-09 - Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) a highly knowledgeable individual should be nominated to serve as the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); (2) the Administrator should serve as the chief advocate for U.S. development capacity and strategy; (3) USAID must be empowered to be the primary U.S. development agency; (4) the Administrator should increase the total number of full-time Foreign Service Officers employed by USAID; and (5) the Administrator should submit a strategy to Congress that includes training and staffing plans, resource and statutory requirements, and a plan to prevent assistance funds from going to persons or organizations that advocate or engage in international terrorism.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on empowering and strengthening the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Sen. Christopher Bond [R-MO]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Paul Kirk [D-MA]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. George Voinovich [R-OH]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-11-09		Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
2009-11-09		S.AMDT.2770 Amendment SA 2770 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2009-11-09		S.AMDT.2770 Amendment SA 2770 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Dodd.To amend the preamble.
2009-11-09		S.AMDT.2769 Amendment SA 2769 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2009-11-09		S.AMDT.2769 Amendment SA 2769 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Dodd. (consideration: CR S11301; text: CR S11301)To improve the resolution.
2009-11-09		Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11301)
2009-11-09		Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2009-10-13		Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10372-10373)
2009-10-13		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10373)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/312/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres312/BILLS-111sres312is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres312/BILLS-111sres312ats.pdf