A resolution calling on the President to condemn the anti-Semitic sentiments expressed by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the outgoing prime minister of Malaysia.
Latest action · Oct 17, 2003 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12852; text as passed Senate: CR S12852; text of measure as introduced: CR S12849)
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 17, 2003
- Agreed to in SenateOct 17, 2003
Summary
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Repudiates the damaging rhetoric of the outgoing prime minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.
Calls upon President George W. Bush to condemn these sentiments when the President and the prime minister meet to attend the meeting in Bangkok of the leaders of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 17, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-FL | Bob Graham | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
| D-SD | Thomas A. Daschle | Original | Oct 17, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Oct 17, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12852; text as passed Senate: CR S12852; text of measure as introduced: CR S12849)
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 S12850, S12852Text printed S12849, S12852 | Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ, Gordon H. Smith R-OR, Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY | Oct 17, 2003 |
Research
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Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-370 | ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE144 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Oct 22, 2003 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution calling on the President to condemn the anti-Semitic sentiments expressed by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the outgoing prime minister of Malaysia.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2003Agreed to Senate
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