US Congress Senate Resolution 557 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-09-19 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6472-6473)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Honors the service of Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari as Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Commends the achievements of Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari in building an international coalition of support for Tibet that recognizes: (1) the imperative to preserve Tibet's culture and religious traditions, and (2) that the Tibetan people are entitled under international law to their own identity and autonomy within China. Acknowledges Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari's role, as a naturalized U.S. citizen, in promoting understanding in the United States of the Tibetan people, their culture and religion, and their struggle for autonomy and human rights. Supports a political solution for Tibet within China that satisfies the aspirations of the Tibetan people.

A resolution honoring the contributions of Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari as Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and in promoting the legitimate rights and aspirations of the Tibetan people.

Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]	Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]	Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]
Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-19	Senate	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6472-6473)
2012-09-19	Senate	Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6472-6473)
2012-09-13	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6345-6346)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/557/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres557/BILLS-112sres557is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres557/BILLS-112sres557ats.pdf