US SR350 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-17 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR H8776)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-17 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR H8776)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) all political leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and their supporters should resolve any disagreements regarding the November 2011 presidential election through peaceful and legal remedies, (2) authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo should complete the electoral process with maximum transparency, and (3) the U.S. government should engage with other governments in Central Africa to encourage President Joseph Kabila and opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi to embrace a peaceful solution to the potential impasse facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the recent presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sponsors
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-12-17 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR H8776) |
Subjects
Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
International affairs
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Democratic Republic of the Congo
International affairs
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/350/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres350/BILLS-112sres350is.pdf |