A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on religious minorities in Iraq.
Latest action · Aug 5, 2010 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 26, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateAug 5, 2010
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States remains deeply concerned about the plight of vulnerable religious and ethnic minorities of Iraq; (2) the U.S. government and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) should urge the government of Iraq to enhance security at places of worship in Iraq; (3) the U.S. government should work with the government of Iraq to ensure that members of minorities suffer no employment discrimination in the Iraqi police and security forces; (4) the government of Iraq and the Kurdistan regional government should work towards a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes; (5) the U.S. government and UNAMI should urge the government of Iraq to implement provisions of the Constitution of Iraq that protect rights to freedom of thought and religion; (6) the government of Iraq should act to reverse the marginalization of religious minorities; (7) the U.S. government should fund capacity-building programs for the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights and the independent national Human Rights Commission and should continue to help reconstitute the minorities committee; (8) the government of Iraq should direct the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights to issue a public report on abuses against, and the marginalization of, minorities; and (9) the U.S. government should encourage the government of Iraq and the Kurdistan regional government to protect minorities, particularly those in the Nineveh Plain.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 26, 2009 to Aug 5, 2010, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Oct 26, 2009 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Oct 26, 2009 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Aug 5, 2010 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2010Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6989-6990)
- Aug 5, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 5, 2010Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 5, 2010Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 944 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the protection of members of vulnerable religious and ethnic minority communities in Iraq. | Identical bill | Feb 24, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2010Agreed to Senate
- Oct 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
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