A concurrent resolution congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence.
Latest action · Sep 17, 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 concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateSep 16, 2008
- 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.)
Congratulates the people of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of Latvia's November 18, 1918, declaration of independence.
Commends the government of Latvia for its success in implementing political and economic reforms, for establishing political, religious and economic freedom, and for its commitment to human and civil rights.
Recognizes the common goals and shared values of the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, the close relations of the three Baltic countries with one other, and their tragic history under the Nazi and Soviet occupations.
Calls on the President to issue a proclamation congratulating the people of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of the declaration of Latvia's independence.
Calls on the President and the Secretary of State to urge the government of the Russian Federation to acknowledge that the Soviet occupation of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and for the succeeding 51 years was illegal.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2008 to Sep 15, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 9, 2008 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Sep 9, 2008 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Sep 15, 2008 |
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 Jun 9, 2008Discharged Sep 16, 2008 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2008 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2008Received in the House.
- Sep 17, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 17, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Sep 16, 2008Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8889-8890)
- Sep 16, 2008Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8889-8890)
- Sep 16, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8890)
- Jun 9, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jun 9, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5394)
- Jun 9, 2008Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5393-5394)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S8889Text printed S8890 | Carl Levin D-MI | Sep 16, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5394Text printed S5393 | Gordon H. Smith R-OR | Jun 9, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1405 | Congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence. | Related bill | Jul 31, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A concurrent resolution congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Anniversaries
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Congressional tributes
- Democracy
- Estonia
- Europe
- Free enterprise
- History
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Latvia
- Law
- Lithuania
- Military agreements
- Military occupation
- Nazism
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Rule of law
- Russia
- Sovereignty
- U.S.S.R.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2008Referred in House
- Sep 16, 2008Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 9, 2008Introduced in Senate
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