A resolution condemning the April 25, 2006, beating and intimidation of Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz Roque.
Latest action · May 25, 2006 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5283; text as passed Senate: CR S5283)
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 8, 2006
- Agreed to in SenateMay 25, 2006
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Condemns the brutality of the Castro regime toward Martha Beatriz Roque, a 61-year-old woman in frail health.
Demands that the Cuban regime allow the people of Cuba to exercise their fundamental human rights.
Commends the courage and perseverance of Martha Beatriz Roque and all dissidents in Cuba.
Calls on the Cuban regime to release the hundreds of political prisoners and to stop the intimidation of dissidents and their families.
Calls for continued international support of pro-democracy leaders in Cuba.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2006 to May 23, 2006; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | May 8, 2006 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | May 8, 2006 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | May 8, 2006 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | May 8, 2006 |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Original | May 8, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 8, 2006 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 16, 2006 | |
| R-TN | William H. Frist | May 16, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | May 22, 2006 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | May 22, 2006 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | May 23, 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 May 8, 2006Markup May 23, 2006Reported May 24, 2006 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 25, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5283; text as passed Senate: CR S5283)
- May 23, 2006Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 23, 2006Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- May 23, 2006Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
- May 8, 2006Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S5283Text printed S5283 | William H. Frist R-TN | May 25, 2006 |
| Senate | Text printed S4160 | — | May 8, 2006 |
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 condemning the April 25, 2006, beating and intimidation of Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz Roque.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2006Agreed to Senate
- May 23, 2006Reported to Senate
- May 8, 2006Introduced in Senate
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