A resolution calling upon the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Union, and human rights activists throughout the world to take certain actions in regard to the human rights situation in Cuba.
Latest action · Jun 27, 2003 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8847-8848; text as passed Senate: CR S8847-8848; text of measure as introduced: CR S9977-9978)
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 24, 2003
- Agreed to in SenateJun 27, 2003
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Calls upon the Organization of American States Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to: (1) continue its reporting on the human rights situation in the Republic of Cuba; and (2) request a visit to Cuba to review and report to the international community on the human rights situation there.
Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and his newly appointed personal representative to vigorously pursue the implementation of the 2002 Resolution regarding the situation of human rights in Cuba.
Calls upon the European Union to: (1) build upon its recognition of Cuban dissidents; and (2) request to visit Cuba to review the human rights situation there and report on it to the international community.
Calls upon human rights organizations throughout the world to issue statements of solidarity with the Cuban human rights activists, political dissidents, prisoners of conscience, independent journalists, and other Cubans seeking to secure their internationally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2003 to Jun 26, 2003; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Feb 24, 2003 |
| D-FL | Bob Graham | Original | Feb 24, 2003 |
| R-VA | George Allen | Original | Feb 24, 2003 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Feb 24, 2003 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Feb 24, 2003 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Feb 24, 2003 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Feb 24, 2003 |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Original | Feb 24, 2003 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Feb 24, 2003 |
| R-TN | William H. Frist | Original | Feb 24, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Mar 4, 2003 | |
| D-GA | Zell Miller | Mar 5, 2003 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Mar 13, 2003 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 11, 2003 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jun 26, 2003 |
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 Feb 24, 2003Markup Jun 26, 2003Reported Jun 26, 2003 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8847-8848; text as passed Senate: CR S8847-8848; text of measure as introduced: CR S9977-9978)
- Jun 26, 2003Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 26, 2003Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- Jun 26, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173.
- Feb 24, 2003Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S365 | Jim Bunning R-KY | Feb 2, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8847Text printed S8847 | William H. Frist R-TN | Jun 27, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2610Text printed S2609 | John Ensign R-NV (text) | Feb 24, 2003 |
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 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32730 | Cuba: Issues for the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 19, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution calling upon the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Union, and human rights activists throughout the world to take certain actions in regard to the human rights situation in Cuba.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2003Agreed to Senate
- Jun 26, 2003Reported to Senate
- Feb 24, 2003Introduced in Senate
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