SRES 392 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Introduced Jan 21, 2010 Originated Senate Sponsor John F. Kerry D-MA

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Latest action · Jan 21, 2010 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S132-133; text as passed Senate: CR S133; text of measure as introduced: CR S127)

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  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2010
  2. Agreed to in SenateJan 21, 2010

Summary

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Expresses sympathy to: (1) the people of Haiti who face catastrophic conditions in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010, earthquake; (2) the members of the international community in Haiti, including the U.S. Embassy staff in Port-au-Prince; and (3) the families and colleagues of U.N. officials who lost their lives.

Applauds the rapid mobilization by President Obama to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Haiti and the leadership of Secretary of State Clinton, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Shah, and General Fraser of the U.S. Southern Command.

Urges that all appropriate efforts be made to: (1) secure the safety of Haitian orphans; and (2) sustain long-term assistance to Haiti.

Expresses appreciation for the international community's ongoing and renewed commitment to Haiti's recovery.

Urges all nations to commit to assisting the people of Haiti with their long-term needs.

Expresses support for the U.S. Embassy team in Port-au-Prince, members of the Armed Forces and Coast Guard, and other U.S. government agencies who are rescuing thousands of U.S. citizens and Haitians.

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 21, 2010.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-NEBen NelsonOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJan 21, 2010
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalJan 21, 2010
R-TNBob CorkerOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-DEEdward E. KaufmanOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-INEvan BayhOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-WIHerb KohlOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJan 21, 2010
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalJan 21, 2010
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-NCKay R. HaganOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-AKMark BegichOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-MTMax BaucusOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-MAPaul Grattan Kirk Jr.OriginalJan 21, 2010
R-INRichard G. LugarOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJan 21, 2010
D-ILRoland BurrisOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-WIRussell D. FeingoldOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-IATom HarkinOriginalJan 21, 2010
D-NMTom UdallOriginalJan 21, 2010

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Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 21, 2010Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 21, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S132-133; text as passed Senate: CR S133; text of measure as introduced: CR S127)

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S132Text printed S127, S133Byron L. Dorgan D-NDJan 21, 2010

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 the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 21, 2010Agreed to Senate

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