A resolution calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy in Africa to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace in eastern Chad, northern Central African Republic, and Darfur, Sudan.
Latest action · Apr 11, 2007 Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S4385-4386)
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 8, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateApr 11, 2007
Summary
Expresses concern for the more than one million citizens of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic who have been affected by violence and instability.
Calls upon the governments of Chad and Sudan to: (1) reaffirm their commitment to the Tripoli Declaration of February 8, 2006, and the N'Djamena Agreement of July 26, 2006; (2) refrain from any actions that violate these agreements; and (3) cease all support to each others' insurgent groups.
Urges the government of Chad to: (1) improve accountability as well as the provision of basic services to redeem its legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens; and (2) take action to increase political participation and to strengthen democratic institutions.
Urges the government of Chad, the government of Sudan, and other key regional and international stakeholders to commit to another round of inclusive political negotiations that can bring regional peace.
Urges the government of the Central African Republic to: (1) to engage in inclusive dialogue with rebels in the northwestern region of the country; (2) hold accountable security forces engaging in human rights violations; and (3) strengthen government services in order to meet the needs of affected populations.
Calls upon the President to urge the U.N. Security Council to appoint a senior U.N. official to coordinate all international humanitarian activities on both sides of Sudan's western border and expand the response to emergency needs in the Central African Republic.
Urges the President to press for the immediate deployment of an advance U.N. mission to eastern Chad and northern Central African Republic to lay the groundwork for a multilateral and multidimensional presence.
Urges the Security Council to authorize a multilateral peacekeeping force to eastern Chad and northern Central African Republic to: (1) ensure effective protection of civilians, particularly refugees and internally displaced persons; (2) organize regular patrols along the western border of Sudan and implement protection measures for asylum seekers; (3) maintain the civilian and humanitarian nature of the internally displaced persons and refugee camps in Chad; (4) ensure the safety of humanitarian workers; (5) share information with humanitarian organizations; (6) collect and report evidence of human rights violations and perpetrators to the United Nations; and (7) support domestic and multilateral initiatives to strengthen local judicial, police, and correctional systems in Chad.
Urges the President and the international community to coordinate assistance efforts.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2007 to Apr 11, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Apr 11, 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 Feb 8, 2007Markup Mar 28, 2007Reported Mar 29, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2007Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4385-4386)
- Apr 11, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S4385-4386)
- Mar 29, 2007Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- Mar 29, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 103.
- Mar 28, 2007Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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 S12764 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Oct 4, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4385Text printed S4385Amendments S4383, S4384, S4385 | Richard G. Lugar R-IN (amendment), Tom Harkin D-IA | Apr 11, 2007 |
| Senate | Text printed S1808 | — | Feb 8, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-229 | DARFUR: A ``PLAN B'' TO STOP GENOCIDE?81 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Apr 11, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-236 | CHAD AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: THE REGIONAL IMPACT OF THE DARFUR CRISIS46 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Mar 20, 2007 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this resolution.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 840 | To urge the Government of the Central African Republic to address human rights abuses in the north-western region of that country. | Richard G. Lugar R-IN | Amendment SA 840 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 841 | To amend the title. | Richard G. Lugar R-IN | Amendment SA 841 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy in Africa to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace in eastern Chad, and Central African Republic, and Darfur, Sudan.
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- A resolution calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy in Africa to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace in eastern Chad, northern Central African Republic, and Darfur, Sudan.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Administration of justice
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Corrections
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Democracy
- Displaced persons
- Evidence (Law)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- Immigration
- Insurgency
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- International law
- International military forces
- International relief
- Law
- Logistics
- Military assistance
- Peace negotiations
- Peace treaties
- Police
- Political participation
- President and foreign policy
- Refugees
- Right of asylum
- Right to travel
- Security measures
- Sudan
- United Nations
- United Nations officials
- Violence
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2007Agreed to Senate
- Mar 29, 2007Reported to Senate
- Feb 8, 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.
