US Congress Senate Resolution 414 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-04 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1127-1128; text as passed Senate: CR S1127-1128)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Urges the U.S. government and the international community to provide resources to support the government of Haiti's leadership of international assistance efforts and to conduct a post-disaster needs assessment that will focus on: (1) social sector services; (2) population resettlement; (3) stable and democratic governance; (4) economic sustainability; and (5) public order and rule of law. Encourages the U.S. government and the international community to support the leadership of the government of Haiti and key nongovernmental and private sector Haitian stakeholders to create a national recovery and development strategy. Applauds the international community's response to the preliminary appeal for assistance. Encourages: (1) international financial institutions and international organizations to continue their engagement in support of critical economic and security priorities; and (2) the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank to relieve Haiti of its external debt obligations and seek new resources without adding to Haiti's existing debt obligations. Urges the U.S. government to assign a single person to coordinate U.S. assistance to Haiti.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the recovery, rehabilitation, and rebuilding of Haiti following the humanitarian crisis caused by the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti.

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-04		Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1127-1128; text as passed Senate: CR S1127-1128)
2010-02-24		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275.
2010-02-24		Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
2010-02-24		Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2010-02-09		Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S539-540)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/414/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres414/BILLS-111sres414is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres414/BILLS-111sres414rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres414/BILLS-111sres414ats.pdf