A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on efforts to control violence and strengthen the rule of law in Guatemala.
Latest action · May 1, 2007 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5432)
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.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateMay 1, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala is an innovative mechanism to support local efforts to confront the problem posed by illegal armed groups and clandestine security organizations in Guatemala and their infiltration into state institutions.
Encourages the Guatemalan Congress to enact legislation to implement the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala and other pending legislation needed to fulfill the 1996 peace agreement.
Calls on the government of Guatemala and all sectors of society in Guatemala to support the investigation and prosecution of illegal armed groups and clandestine security organizations.
Reiterates the Senate's commitment to support the government of Guatemala in its efforts to strengthen the rule of law.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2007 to Apr 30, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Apr 30, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Apr 30, 2007 |
Committees 1
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 Apr 18, 2007Discharged May 1, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2007Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5432)
- May 1, 2007Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5432)
- May 1, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5432)
- Apr 18, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Apr 18, 2007Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4699)
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 S5432Text printed S5432 | Harry Reid D-NV | May 1, 2007 |
| Senate | Text printed S4699 | — | Apr 18, 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 on efforts to control violence and strengthen the rule of law in Guatemala.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2007Agreed to Senate
- Apr 18, 2007Introduced in Senate
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