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 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Apr 24, 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.
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.
