US SR556 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on September 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-13 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6345)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-13 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6345)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both governments are providing, and will provide in the future, security necessary to protect U.S. personnel in and around the U.S. embassies and consulates in these two countries, pursuant to the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the Governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both governments are providing proper security at United States embassies and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
Sponsors
| Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-13 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6345) |
Subjects
Africa
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Egypt
Foreign aid and international relief
International affairs
Libya
Middle East
Terrorism
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Egypt
Foreign aid and international relief
International affairs
Libya
Middle East
Terrorism
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/556/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres556/BILLS-112sres556is.pdf |
