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]

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.

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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

DateChamberAction
2011-12-17SenateReferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR H8776)

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