A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17, 18, and 19, 2009.
Latest action · Apr 3, 2009 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 4/02/2009 S4397-4398; text as passed Senate: CR 4/02/2009 S4397-4398)
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.
- IntroducedMar 30, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateApr 3, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) supporting the Fifth Summit of the Americas as an effective multilateral forum for the 34 democratically elected heads of state of the region to address shared challenges and foster collaboration throughout the Western Hemisphere; and (2) that the Summit provides the United States with an opportunity to strengthen its engagement with the countries of the Western Hemisphere.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 30, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Mar 30, 2009 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Mar 30, 2009 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Mar 30, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Mar 30, 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 Mar 30, 2009Reported Mar 31, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 4/02/2009 S4397-4398; text as passed Senate: CR 4/02/2009 S4397-4398)
- Mar 31, 2009Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Mar 31, 2009Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- Mar 31, 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 43.
- Mar 30, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 30, 2009Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4005)
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 S4397Text printed S4397 | Harry Reid D-NV | Apr 2, 2009 |
| Senate | Text printed S4005 | — | Mar 30, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40074 | Fifth Summit of the Americas, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 2009: Background, Expectations, and Results Archived | Report | Apr 29, 2009 |
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 regarding the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17, 18, and 19, 2009.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Caribbean area
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Economic performance and conditions
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Financial crises and stabilization
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Health promotion and preventive care
- HIV/AIDS
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Multilateral development programs
- Organized crime
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Small business
- Terrorism
- Western Hemisphere
- World health
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2009Agreed to Senate
- Mar 31, 2009Reported to Senate
- Mar 30, 2009Introduced in Senate
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.
