Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by United Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the lack of action by the United Nations in response to the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan, Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore confidence in the organization.
Latest action · May 12, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 12, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud and mismanagement within the U.N. oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by U.N. personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the lack of U.N. response to the Darfur genocide, Kofi Annan should resign as U.N. Secretary General.
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2005 to Jul 11, 2005, with 49 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-OK | Ernest J. Istook Jr. | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Original | May 12, 2005 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | May 12, 2005 |
Actions 2
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- May 12, 2005Introduced in House
- May 12, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Agriculture and Food
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil War
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Energy
- Food relief
- Fraud
- Genocide
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International employees
- International military forces
- International relief
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Middle East and North Africa
- Peacekeeping forces
- Petroleum
- Resignation from office
- Sudan
- United Nations finances
- United Nations officials
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- May 12, 2005Introduced in House
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