A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of public diplomacy.
Latest action · May 19, 2009 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5645; text as passed Senate: CR S5645)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateMay 19, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
States that the Secretary of State should: (1) initiate a reexamination of the public diplomacy platform strategy of the United States with a goal of reestablishing publicly accessible American Centers; and (2) taking into account security considerations, consider placing U.S. public diplomacy facilities at locations conducive to maximizing their use.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2009 to May 5, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 17, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | May 5, 2009 |
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 13, 2009Markup May 5, 2009Reported May 7, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5645; text as passed Senate: CR S5645)
- May 7, 2009Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- May 7, 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 56.
- May 5, 2009Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 13, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2009Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2345)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S5645Text printed S5645 | Harry Reid D-NV | May 19, 2009 |
| Senate | Text printed S2345 | — | Feb 13, 2009 |
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. 111-763 | THE FUTURE OF U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY68 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Mar 10, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-60 | ENGAGING WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD59 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Feb 26, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of public diplomacy.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2009Agreed to Senate
- May 7, 2009Reported to Senate
- Feb 13, 2009Introduced in Senate
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