US SR49 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-19 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5645; text as passed Senate: CR S5645)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-19 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5645; text as passed Senate: CR S5645)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
States that the Secretary of State should: (1) initiate a reexamination of the public diplomacy platform strategy of the United States with a goal of reestablishing publicly accessible American Centers; and (2) taking into account security considerations, consider placing U.S. public diplomacy facilities at locations conducive to maximizing their use.
Title
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of public diplomacy.
Sponsors
| Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] | Sen. Edward Kaufman [D-DE] |
| Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-19 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5645; text as passed Senate: CR S5645) | |
| 2009-05-07 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 56. | |
| 2009-05-07 | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report. | |
| 2009-05-05 | Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | |
| 2009-02-13 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2345) |
Subjects
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
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