Darfur Accountability Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 2, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1941-1942)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Darfur Accountability Act of 2005 - Directs the President to: (1) freeze the assets of persons (and family members) named by the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur to the United Nations (UN) Secretary General as perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan, and report such assets to the Office of Foreign Assets Control; (2) deny visas and entry to such persons, and to anyone the President determines has been, is, or may be involved in such activities in Darfur; and (3) report the names of such persons to the appropriate congressional committees.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2005 to Jun 7, 2006; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Mar 2, 2005 |
| R-MO | Jim Talent | Original | Mar 2, 2005 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Mar 2, 2005 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Mar 2, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 2, 2005 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Mar 2, 2005 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Mar 2, 2005 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Mar 2, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Mar 4, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 4, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Mar 7, 2005 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Mar 9, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Mar 16, 2005 | |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Apr 4, 2005 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Apr 4, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Apr 7, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Apr 11, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Apr 11, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Apr 11, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Apr 15, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Mar 27, 2006 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Jun 7, 2006 |
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 Mar 2, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Mar 2, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1938-1940)
- Mar 2, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1941-1942)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 S1938–S1943Text printed S1940–S1942 | Jon S. Corzine D-NJ, Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text), Sam Brownback R-KS | Mar 2, 2005 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1424 | Darfur Genocide Accountability Act of 2005 | Related bill | Jun 20, 2005 |
| S 1462 | Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2005 | Related bill | Nov 18, 2005 |
| HR 3127 | Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 | Related bill | Oct 13, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Darfur Accountability Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Alien property
- Arabs
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armistices
- Arms control
- Arms sales
- Bank records
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil War
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against humanity
- Diplomats
- Displaced persons
- Economic assistance
- Embargo
- Energy
- Ethnic relations
- Evidence (Law)
- Families
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Genocide
- Government officials
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government ownership
- Government paperwork
- Human rights
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International cooperation
- International courts
- International military forces
- International relief
- Law
- Military aviation
- Minorities
- Peace negotiations
- Peace treaties
- Peacekeeping forces
- Petroleum industry
- President and foreign policy
- Prosecution
- Refugees
- Regionalism (International organization)
- Sanctions (International law)
- Sudan
- United Nations
- Violence
- Visas
- War crimes
- War relief
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2005Introduced in Senate
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