A concurrent resolution declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
Latest action · Sep 7, 2004 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2004
- Agreed to in SenateJul 22, 2004
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
States that Congress declares that the atrocities unfolding in Darfur, Sudan, are genocide.
Reminds the Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, particularly the Government of Sudan, of their legal obligations under the Convention.
Declares that the Government of Sudan has violated such Convention.
Deplores the United Nations Human Rights Commission's failure to take appropriate action with respect to the crisis in Darfur, particularly the Commission's failure to support U.S.-sponsored efforts to strongly condemn gross human rights violations committed in Darfur. Calls upon the United Nations (UN) and the UN Secretary General to assert leadership by calling the atrocities being committed in Darfur genocide.
Calls on UN member states, particularly member states from the African Union, the Arab League, and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, to undertake measures to prevent the genocide in Darfur from escalating further, including the imposition of targeted sanctions against those responsible for the atrocities.
Commends the Administration's leadership in seeking a peaceful resolution to the Darfur conflict and in addressing the ensuing humanitarian crisis, including the visit of Secretary of State Colin Powell to Darfur in June 2004, to engage directly in efforts to end the genocide, and the provision of nearly $140 million in bilateral humanitarian assistance through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Commends the President for appointing former Senator John Danforth as Envoy for Peace in Sudan, and further commends the appointment of Senator Danforth as U.S. Ambassador to the UN.
Calls on the Administration to: (1) continue to lead an international effort to stop genocide in Darfur; and (2) impose targeted means, including visa bans and the freezing of assets, against officials of the Government of Sudan and Janjaweed militia commanders who are responsible for the war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
Calls on USAID to establish a Darfur Resettlement, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Fund.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2004 to Sep 8, 2004; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| R-IL | Peter Fitzgerald | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Sep 8, 2004 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2004Received in the House.
- Sep 7, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 7, 2004Held at the desk.
- Jul 22, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jul 22, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8792-8793; text as passed Senate: CR S8793; text of measure as introduced: CR S8775)
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8636–S8639, S8641, S8792Text printed S8775, S8793 | Jon S. Corzine D-NJ, Sam Brownback R-KS, Thomas A. Daschle D-SD, William H. Frist R-TN | Jul 22, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43957 | Sudan Archived | Report | May 26, 2015 |
| R42774 | Sudan and South Sudan: Current Issues for Congress and U.S. Policy Archived | Report | Oct 5, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 467 | Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan. | Related bill | Sep 7, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A concurrent resolution declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Africans
- Alien property
- Arab countries
- Arabs
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Bush (George W.) Administration
- Cabinet officers
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against humanity
- Department of State
- Diplomacy
- Diplomats
- Economic assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ethnic relations
- Ex-Members of Congress
- Foreign investments
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Genocide
- Government officials
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Human rights
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International military forces
- International relief
- Islamic countries
- Military command and control
- Minorities
- Peace
- Refugees
- Regionalism (International organization)
- Repatriation
- Sanctions (International law)
- Senate
- Sudan
- Treaties
- United Nations
- Visas
- War crimes
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 22, 2004Agreed to Senate
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