US Congress Senate Resolution 525 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-06-16 - Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3017-3019; text: CR S3018-3019)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

This resolution calls on Nicaragua to release all political prisoners and cease all acts of repression against dissenting voices, encourages efforts to advance electoral reforms in Nicaragua, and urges Nicaragua to implement measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in the country. It also exhorts the U.S. government to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the death of U.S. citizen Eddy Montes, who was shot and killed while in the custody of Nicaraguan police.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should continue to support the people of Nicaragua in their peaceful efforts to promote the restoration of democracy and the defense of human rights, and use the tools under United States law to increase political and economic pressure on the government of Daniel Ortega.

Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-16	Senate	Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3017-3019; text: CR S3018-3019)
2020-06-03	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
2020-06-03	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with amendments and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
2020-05-21	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
2020-03-02	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1259-1260)

HR754 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/525/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres525/BILLS-116sres525is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres525/BILLS-116sres525rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres525/BILLS-116sres525ats.pdf