Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi, a meaningful tripartite political dialogue toward national reconciliation, and the full restoration of democracy, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and internationally recognized human rights for all Burmese citizens.
Latest action · Jul 26, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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.
- IntroducedNov 6, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Insists that Burma's military regime begin a political dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi, the National League for Democracy, and ethnic nationalities toward national reconciliation, and the restoration of democracy, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and human rights.
Demands the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, detained Buddhist monks, Kyaw Zaw Lwin (a Burmese born American citizen), and all other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.
Calls on: (1) governments around the world to strengthen economic and arms sanctions against Burma; (2) the U.N. Security Council to impose multilateral sanctions on Burma's military regime; (3) the Administration to implement the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE Act.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 6, 2009 to May 27, 2010; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Nov 6, 2009 |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Original | Nov 6, 2009 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Nov 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Nov 6, 2009 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Nov 6, 2009 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 7, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Dec 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Dec 11, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Dec 11, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 22, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Apr 13, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 26, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 27, 2010 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 6, 2009 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Nov 6, 2009 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 6, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 26, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Nov 6, 2009Introduced in House
- Nov 6, 2009Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- Nov 6, 2009Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Nov 6, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41218 | Burma’s 2010 Elections: Implications of the New Constitution and Election Laws Archived | Report | Jun 4, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi, a meaningful tripartite political dialogue toward national reconciliation, and the full restoration of democracy, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and internationally recognized human rights for all Burmese citizens.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Burma
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Political movements and philosophies
- Protest and dissent
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Trade restrictions
- United Nations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2009Introduced in House
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.
