A concurrent resolution condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its participation and complicity in the attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of western Sudan.
Latest action · May 10, 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.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2004
- Agreed to in SenateMay 6, 2004
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 4, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
States that Congress: (1) condemns the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and militia groups supported by it for attacks against innocent civilians in the Darfur region of western Sudan and demands that the Government of Sudan immediately take actions to cease these attacks; (2) calls on the Government of Sudan to grant full and immediate access to Darfur to humanitarian aid organizations, the human rights investigation and humanitarian teams of the United Nations (UN), and an international monitoring team in compliance with the temporary cease-fire agreement that is based in Darfur and has the support of the United States and the European Union; (3) encourages the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to work with donors to develop a plan to pre-position and deliver humanitarian assistance to Darfur, including a plan for air delivery of food; (4) calls on the Secretary of State to develop a plan for further bilateral and multilateral action if the Government of Sudan fails to undertake the actions called for in clause (2), including a plan to seek a Security Council resolution addressing the Darfur situation; (5) deplores the inaction of some UN member states and the failure of the United Nations Human Rights Commission to take strong action with respect to Darfur; and (6) urges the President to direct the United States Representative to the United Nations to seek an official UN investigation to determine if crimes against humanity have been committed by the Government of Sudan in Darfur, and work with the international community to ensure that the individuals responsible for crimes against humanity in Darfur are accountable for their actions.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2004 to May 6, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Apr 8, 2004 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Apr 20, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Apr 26, 2004 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Apr 27, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Apr 29, 2004 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Apr 29, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Apr 29, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Bob Graham | May 3, 2004 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | May 3, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | May 3, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 5, 2004 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | May 5, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 5, 2004 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | May 5, 2004 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | May 5, 2004 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | May 5, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | May 5, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | May 5, 2004 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 5, 2004 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | May 6, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2004Markup Apr 29, 2004Reported May 4, 2004 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 10, 2004Received in the House.
- May 10, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 10, 2004Held at the desk.
- May 6, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4931-4936; text as passed Senate: CR S4932-4933; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4931-4932)
- May 4, 2004Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
In the Congressional Record 5
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 S8447–S8449, S8466 | Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE, Mike DeWine R-OH | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5530 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | May 17, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4931–S4936, S4940, S4943–S4946, S4969Text printed S4932Amendments S4931 | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, John McCain R-AZ, Jon S. Corzine D-NJ, Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE, Mike DeWine R-OH, Russell D. Feingold D-WI, Sam Brownback R-KS, Thomas A. Daschle D-SD, William H. Frist R-TN | May 6, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4678 | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | Apr 29, 2004 |
| Senate | Text printed S4057 | — | Apr 8, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 403 | Condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of western Sudan. | Related bill | May 18, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A concurrent resolution condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its participation and complicity in the attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of western Sudan.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Africans
- Agriculture and Food
- Air cargo
- Arabs
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armistices
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil War
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against humanity
- Criminal investigation
- Ethnic relations
- Europe
- European Union
- Food relief
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International relief
- Minorities
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Political violence
- President and foreign policy
- Prosecution
- Refugees
- Sudan
- Transportation and Public Works
- United Nations
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- May 4, 2004Reported to Senate
- Apr 8, 2004Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.