Expressing appreciation to the Government of Kuwait for its medical assistance to Ali Ismaeel Abbas and other children of Iraq and for its additional humanitarian aid, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 3, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses gratitude and commends the Government of Kuwait for its magnanimity in receiving Ali Ismaeel Abbas (who suffered severe burns and lost both arms on March 29, 2003), for providing Ali life-saving medical care and undertaking to provide for his long-term recuperation and rehabilitation, and for providing medical assistance, water, and other humanitarian aid to its neighbors.
Expresses confidence that such humanitarian action will not only help heal the wounds of Ali, but will also restore comity between Kuwait and Iraq and within the region and deepen the friendship between the Kuwaiti peoples and the United States.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2003Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2003Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 45 | A concurrent resolution expressing appreciation to the Government of Kuwait for the medical assistance it provided to Ali Ismaeel Abbas and other children of Iraq and for the additional humanitarian aid provided by the Government and people of Kuwait, and | Identical bill | May 19, 2003 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Burns
- Child health
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Disabled
- Families
- Health
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- International relief
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Kuwait
- Middle East and North Africa
- Orphans
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- War casualties
- War relief
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- Wounds
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