Condemning ongoing sales of arms to belligerents in Sudan, including the Government of Sudan, and calling for both a cessation of such sales and an expansion of the United Nations embargo on arms sales to Sudan.
Latest action · Sep 18, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States: (1) should seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Darfur, Sudan; and (2) supports U.N. Security Council Resolutions 1556 and 1591 imposing an arms embargo on all belligerents in Darfur.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2008 to Nov 19, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Sep 23, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 23, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 27, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 27, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Sep 27, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Sep 27, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 27, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 27, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 27, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Sep 27, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 27, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 29, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 29, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Oct 2, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Oct 2, 2008 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Nov 19, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Nov 19, 2008 |
Committees 1
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 Sep 18, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 2
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-20 | H.R. 1462, THE PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM AND PATHFINDER MODIFICATION AUTHORIZATION ACT51 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Apr 26, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-86 | MISCELLANEOUS WATER BILLS64 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 25, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 660 | A resolution condemning ongoing sales of arms to belligerents in Sudan, including the Government of Sudan, and calling for both a cessation of such sales and an expansion of the United Nations embargo on arms sales to Sudan. | Identical bill | Sep 27, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Condemning ongoing sales of arms to belligerents in Sudan, including the Government of Sudan, and calling for both a cessation of such sales and an expansion of the United Nations embargo on arms sales to Sudan.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms sales
- China
- East Asia
- Embargo
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Insurgency
- International Affairs
- International military forces
- Peace negotiations
- Peacekeeping forces
- Regionalism (International organization)
- Russia
- Sanctions (International law)
- Sudan
- United Nations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2008Introduced in House
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