A concurrent resolution condemning the kidnapping and hostage-taking of 3 United States citizens for over 4 years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and demanding their immediate and unconditional release.
Latest action · Dec 19, 2007 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 concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateDec 19, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Condemns: (1) the kidnappings of Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and calls for their immediate release; (2) FARC for the murder of Tom Janis and for its use of kidnapping for ransom, extortion, and drug trafficking, and for supporting and spreading terror within Colombia.
Expresses sympathy to the hostages' relatives.
Reconfirms that the U.S. government does not make concessions to terrorists.
Reiterates that the U.S. government supports efforts to secure the hostages' safe return to the United States.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2007 to Dec 18, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Nov 16, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Dec 14, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Dec 17, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Dec 17, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Dec 18, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Nov 16, 2007Discharged Dec 19, 2007 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 19, 2007 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2007Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 19, 2007Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 12/18/2007 S15936)
- Dec 19, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 12/18/2007 S15936)
- Dec 19, 2007Received in the House.
- Dec 19, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1047 | Bill Nelson D-FL | Feb 14, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S15936Text printed S15936Amendments S15934, S15936 | Bill Nelson D-FL (amendment), Mark L. Pryor D-AR | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Senate | Text printed S14644 | — | Nov 16, 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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33828 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 26, 2009 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this resolution.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3881 | To amend the preamble. | Bill Nelson D-FL | Amendment SA 3881 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 260 | Condemning the kidnapping and hostage-taking of 3 United States citizens for over 4 years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and demanding their immediate and unconditional release. | Identical bill | Nov 15, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A concurrent resolution condemning the kidnapping and hostage-taking of 3 United States citizens for over 4 years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and demanding their immediate and unconditional release.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2007Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 19, 2007Referred in House
- Nov 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.
