US SR635 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-09-18 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6233-6234)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 18 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-09-18 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6233-6234)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A resolution calling for the immediate release of unjustly imprisoned Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and expressing concern over the overall deterioration in freedom of the press in Myanmar.
Title
A resolution calling for the immediate release of unjustly imprisoned Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and expressing concern over the overall deterioration in freedom of the press in Myanmar.
Sponsors
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] |
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-09-18 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6233-6234) |
Subjects
Asia
Burma
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
International affairs
News media and reporting
Racial and ethnic relations
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Burma
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
International affairs
News media and reporting
Racial and ethnic relations
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-resolution/635/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/sres635/BILLS-115sres635is.pdf |