A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the seizure by the Government of Iran of 15 British naval personnel in Iraqi territorial waters, and calling for their immediate, safe, and unconditional release.
Latest action · Mar 29, 2007 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4223; text as passed Senate: CR S4223; text of measure as introduced: CR S4216)
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateMar 29, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Condemns the government of Iran's seizure of 15 British naval personnel from Iraqi territorial waters as a provocative and illegal act and calls for their immediate and unconditional release.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 29, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 29, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4223; text as passed Senate: CR S4223; text of measure as introduced: CR S4216)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S4223Text printed S4216, S4223 | Harry Reid D-NV | Mar 29, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 267 | Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors held captive by Iran, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Mar 27, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the seizure by the Government of Iran of 15 British naval personnel in Iraqi territorial waters, and calling for their immediate, safe, and unconditional release.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Agreed to Senate
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