US Congress Senate Resolution 571 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 28 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-28 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5497; text as passed Senate: CR S5497; text of measure as introduced: CR S5494)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Demands that Hamas: (1) immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit; (2) allow prompt access to Gilad Shalit by competent medical personnel and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross; (3) facilitate regular communication by Gilad Shalit with his family and allow his family to know where he is being held; and (4) cease compelling Gilad Shalit to appear in video and voice recordings intended to coerce the government of Israel. Expresses: (1) commitment to the survival of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state within recognized and secure borders; (2) support in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the creation of a democratic, viable, and independent Palestinian state living in peace alongside Israel; (3) sympathy for Gilad Shalit's family and the families of other missing Israeli soldiers; and (4) commitment to seek the release of Gilad Shalit and other missing Israeli soldiers. Recalls: (1) the attack on and kidnapping of the bodies of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev by the Iran-supported terrorist group Hezbollah; and (2) the missing Israeli soldiers Zecharya Baumel, Zvi Feldman, Yehuda Katz, Ron Arad, Guy Hever, and Majdy Halabi. Condemns: (1) Hamas for the illegal and immoral cross border attack and kidnapping of Gilad Shalit; and (2) Iran and Syria, the primary state sponsors and patrons of Hamas, for their ongoing support for international terrorism.

A resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas, and for other purposes.

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ]	Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. George Voinovich [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-28		Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5497; text as passed Senate: CR S5497; text of measure as introduced: CR S5494)

HR1359 (Related) 2010-06-24 - The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/571/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres571/BILLS-111sres571ats.pdf