SRES 88 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the importance of membership of the United States on the United Nations Human Rights Commission.

Introduced May 14, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Edward M. Kennedy D-MA

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Latest action · Jun 19, 2001 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6459-6460; text: CR S6460)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 14, 2001
  2. Agreed to in SenateJun 19, 2001

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States has made important contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Commission for the past 54 years; (2) the recent loss of U.S. membership on the Commission is a setback for human rights throughout the world; and (3) the Administration should work with European allies and other nations to restore U.S. membership on the Commission.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2001 to May 17, 2001; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-MICarl LevinOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-INEvan BayhOriginalMay 14, 2001
R-VAGeorge AllenOriginalMay 14, 2001
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-WIHerb KohlOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-RIJack ReedOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalMay 14, 2001
R-AZJohn McCainOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-NJJon S. CorzineOriginalMay 14, 2001
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.OriginalMay 14, 2001
R-RILincoln ChafeeOriginalMay 14, 2001
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-MNPaul D. WellstoneOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesOriginalMay 14, 2001
R-INRichard G. LugarOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-NJRobert G. TorricelliOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-WIRussell D. FeingoldOriginalMay 14, 2001
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalMay 14, 2001
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVMay 15, 2001
R-MESusan M. CollinsMay 15, 2001
D-PAArlen SpecterMay 17, 2001
R-VTJames M. JeffordsMay 17, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateForeign Relations Committee
Referred May 14, 2001Markup May 24, 2001Reported May 24, 2001

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 19, 2001Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6459-6460; text: CR S6460)
  2. May 24, 2001Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  3. May 24, 2001Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Helms without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
  4. May 24, 2001Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.
  5. May 14, 2001Introduced in Senate
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In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S6459Text printed S6460—Jun 19, 2001
SenateDebate and remarks S4895Text printed S4895Edward M. Kennedy D-MAMay 14, 2001

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the importance of membership of the United States on the United Nations Human Rights Commission.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 19, 2001Agreed to Senate
  2. May 24, 2001Reported to Senate
  3. May 14, 2001Introduced in Senate

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