Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.
Latest action · Jun 28, 2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseApr 25, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Urges the League of Arab States and each member State to: (1) declare the systematic torture, rape, and displacement of Darfurians a genocide; and (2) pass a resolution to support and accept a United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force, as agreed to by all parties to the Abuja Communique on November 30, 2006, enforce the ceasefire, protect civilians, and ensure access to humanitarian assistance in Darfur.
Urges the League of Arab States work with the United Nations, the African Union, and the United States Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan, Andrew Natsios, to bring about peace and stability to Darfur, the refugee camps, and along the Chadian border.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 259 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed425–1 | Apr 25, 2007 |
Cosponsors 111
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2007 to Apr 24, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Mar 29, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2007Markup Apr 19, 2007 |
| Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 | |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 | |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2007Markup Jun 27, 2007Reported Jun 28, 2007 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2007Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
- Jun 28, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244.
- Jun 27, 2007Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Apr 26, 2007Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Apr 25, 2007Mr. Ackerman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Apr 25, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4057-4065)
- Apr 25, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 7.
- Apr 25, 2007At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 25, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4106-4107)
- Apr 25, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425 - 1 (Roll no. 259). (text: CR H4057-4058)
- Apr 25, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 25, 2007The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 19, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 19, 2007Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 5, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
- Feb 5, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E974 | Barbara Lee D-CA | May 7, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E881 | Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL | Apr 26, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4057–H4065, H4161Text printed H4057Recorded votes H4106urge and increase | Albert Russell Wynn D-MD, Barbara Lee D-CA, Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Bobby L. Rush D-IL, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Christopher Shays R-CT, Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, Gary L. Ackerman D-NY, Jerry Moran R-KS, Maxine Waters D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | Apr 25, 2007 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Africans
- Arab countries
- Arabs
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armistices
- Boundaries
- Chad
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil War
- Conferences
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Ethnic relations
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International relief
- Minorities
- Peace
- Peacekeeping forces
- Political violence
- Rape
- Refugees
- Sudan
- Torture
- United Nations
- War crimes
- Women
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2007Reported to Senate
- Apr 26, 2007Referred in Senate
- Apr 25, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
