A resolution promoting a comprehensive political agreement in Iraq.
Latest action · May 8, 2006 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4161)
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 8, 2006
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President, not later than 30 days after the date of the formation of a new national unity government in Iraq, should convene a summit that includes the leaders of that government, leaders of the governments of each country bordering Iraq, representatives of the Arab League, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), representatives of the European Union (EU), and leaders of the governments of each permanent member of the U.N. Security Council to reach a political agreement for Iraq that addresses fundamental issues including federalism, oil revenues, militias, security guarantees, reconstruction, economic assistance, and border security.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2006 to Jun 5, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jun 5, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2006Introduced in Senate
- May 8, 2006Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4161)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arab countries
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Boundaries
- Economic assistance
- Energy
- Europe
- European Union
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- Iran
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Middle East and North Africa
- NATO countries
- Parliamentary government
- Petroleum
- President and foreign policy
- Saudi Arabia
- Summit diplomacy
- Syria
- Turkey
- United Nations
- War relief
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2006Introduced in Senate
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