SRES 504 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should not accept the credentials of any representative of the Government of Libya without the expressed understanding that the Government of Libya will continue to work in good faith to resolve outstanding cases of United States victims of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya, including the settlement of cases arising from the Pan Am Flight 103 and LaBelle Discotheque bombings.

Introduced Jun 7, 2006 Originated Senate Sponsor Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ

Latest action · Jun 7, 2006 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5607; text as passed Senate: CR S5607; text of measure as introduced: CR S5605)

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IntroducedJun 7, 2006
Agreed to in SenateJun 7, 2006

Summary

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Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) it remains an important priority for further improvement in U.S.-Libya relations that the Libyan government make a good faith effort to resolve all outstanding claims of U.S. victims of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya; (2) it is in the best interests of the long-term U.S.-Libya relationship that final payment be made to the families of the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 attack; and (3) the President should not accept the credentials of any Libyan government representative without the expressed understanding that such government will continue to work in good faith to resolve outstanding cases of U.S. victims of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya, including the settlement of cases arising from the Pan Am Flight 103 and LaBelle Discotheque bombings.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 7, 2006.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-CA	Barbara Boxer	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-MI	Carl Levin	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-VA	George Allen	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-NV	Harry Reid	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-WI	Herb Kohl	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-RI	Jack Reed	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-SC	Jim DeMint	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-WV	John D. Rockefeller IV	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-MA	John F. Kerry	Original	Jun 7, 2006
I-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-DE	Joseph R. Biden Jr.	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-CO	Ken Salazar	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-SC	Lindsey Graham	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-OH	Mike DeWine	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-MN	Norm Coleman	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-NC	Richard Burr	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-PA	Rick Santorum	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-NJ	Robert Menendez	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-ME	Susan M. Collins	Original	Jun 7, 2006

Actions 2

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Jun 7, 2006Introduced in Senate
Jun 7, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5607; text as passed Senate: CR S5607; text of measure as introduced: CR S5605)

In the Congressional Record 2

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Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S6611, S6615	Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ, Robert Menendez D-NJ	Jun 28, 2006
Senate	Debate and remarks S5604, S5607Text printed S5605, S5607	Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ, Jeff Sessions R-AL	Jun 7, 2006

Research

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CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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Product	Title	Kind	Published
R43835	State Sponsors of Acts of International Terrorism—Legislative Parameters: In Brief Archived	Report	May 4, 2021

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should not accept the credentials of any representative of the Government of Libya without the expressed understanding that the Government of Libya will continue to work in good faith to resolve outstanding cases of United States victims of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya, including the settlement of cases arising from the Pan Am Flight 103 and LaBelle Discotheque bombings.

Subjects

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Text 1

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Jun 7, 2006Agreed to Senate

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