A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations.
Latest action · Feb 16, 2007 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2180-2181)
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 16, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States deplores the past and continuing violation of the human rights and religious freedoms of minority populations in Arab and Muslim countries throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf; and (2) with respect to Jews, Christians, and other displaced populations from countries in the region any comprehensive Middle East peace agreement must resolve all outstanding issues, including the legitimate rights of all refugees from the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf.
Urges the President to instruct the U.S. Representative to the United Nations and all U.S. representatives in bilateral and multilateral fora that they should ensure that: (1) relevant text refers to multiple refugee populations that have been caused by the Arab-Israeli conflict; and (2) any explicit reference to the resolution of the Palestinian refugee issue is matched by a similar reference to the resolution of the issue of Jewish, Christian, and other refugees from Arab and Muslim countries from the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf.
Clarifies that the United States supports the position that as an integral part of any comprehensive peace the issue of refugees and the mass violations of human rights of minorities in Arab and Muslim countries throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf must be resolved in a manner that includes: (1) consideration of the legitimate rights of all refugees displaced from Arab and Muslim countries from the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf; and (2) recognition of the losses incurred by Jews, Christians, and other minority groups as a result of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2007 to Jun 6, 2007, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jun 4, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jun 6, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 16, 2007Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2180-2181)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 185 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations. | Related bill | Apr 1, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arab countries
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Arabs
- Christianity
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Ethnic relations
- Human rights
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Islamic countries
- Jews
- Middle East and North Africa
- Minorities
- Negotiations
- Palestinians
- Peace treaties
- Persian Gulf
- Refugees
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- United Nations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
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