Congress 107 - SRES 253 - A resolution reiterating the sense of the Senate regarding Anti-Semitism and religious tolerance in Europe.

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Calls upon European governments to: (1) acknowledge the anti-Semitic character of the attacks on Jewish institutions in cities across Europe in the last 18 months as violations of human rights; (2) utilize their law enforcement tools to investigate the crimes and punish the perpetrators; (3) decry the rationalizing of attitudes and attacks against Jews as merely a result of popular frustration with the Middle East conflict; (4) take measures to protect and ensure the security of Jewish citizens and institutions; and (5) make a concerted effort to cultivate an atmosphere of cooperation and reconciliation among the Jewish and non-Jewish residents of Europe.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress and the Administration must raise this issue in bilateral contacts; (2) the State Department's Annual Country Reports on Human Rights should document this phenomenon worldwide; and (3) the Commission on International Religious Freedom should continue to document and report on this phenomenon.

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Jun 4, 2002

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4979-4981; text as passed Senate: CR S4980-4981; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4979-4980)
Jun 4, 2002

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4979-4981; text as passed Senate: CR S4980-4981; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4979-4980)
May 23, 2002

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.
May 23, 2002

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble. Without written report.
May 23, 2002

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 25, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3449)
Apr 25, 2002

Introduced in Senate

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