Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect toward the establishment of a democratic and prosperous Republic of Georgia and the establishment of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict with Georgia's internationally recognized borders.
Latest action · Sep 19, 2012 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 24, 2012
- Agreed to in HouseSep 19, 2012
Summary
Supports: (1) strengthened U.S. engagements with Georgia aimed at helping Georgia enhance its security and to restore its territorial integrity through exclusively peaceful means, (2) implementation of the United States-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, and (3) Georgia's North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership aspirations.
Affirms that it is U.S. policy to support Georgia's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as regions of Georgia illegally occupied by the Russian Federation.
Calls on: (1) the Russian Federation to end the occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and withdraw its troops from the internationally recognized border of Georgia; and (2) the Russian Federation, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Tuvalu, and Nauru to reverse their recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent.
Urges Russia and the authorities in control in the regions to allow for the return of internally displaced persons and for international mission access to the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Encourages Georgia to: (1) continue strengthening its democracy; and (2) preserve cultural heritage, language, and ethnic identity aimed at reconciling divided communities of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Affirms that a peaceful resolution to this conflict is a U.S. priority in the Caucasus region.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2012 to Jul 10, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Jan 24, 2012 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Feb 2, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Feb 13, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Feb 24, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Feb 24, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| R-FL | David Rivera | Feb 29, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 5, 2012 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Mar 5, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 8, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Mar 8, 2012 | |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Mar 8, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Benjamin Quayle | Mar 9, 2012 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Mar 16, 2012 | |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Mar 20, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Mar 21, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Ann Marie Buerkle | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Allen B. West | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | May 15, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 15, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jul 10, 2012 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 24, 2012Markup Jun 7, 2012 |
| Europe Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2012Markup Apr 26, 2012Reported Apr 26, 2012 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2012Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 19, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6083-6086)
- Sep 19, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 526.
- Sep 19, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6083-6084)
- Sep 19, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1606, E1608 | Dan Burton R-IN, Gregory W. Meeks D-NY | Sep 21, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6083–H6086Text printed H6083 | Bill Shuster R-PA, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL | Sep 19, 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-175 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS138 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 7, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-165 | EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH RESPECT TOWARD THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEMOCRATIC AND PROSPEROUS REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PEACEFUL AND JUST RESOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT WITH GEORGIA'S INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BORDERS33 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Apr 26, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect toward the establishment of a democratic and prosperous Republic of Georgia and the establishment of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict with Georgia's internationally recognized borders.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alliances
- Conflicts and wars
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- Georgia (Republic)
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Nauru
- News media and reporting
- Nicaragua
- Oceania
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Venezuela
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2012Engrossed in House
- Jan 24, 2012Introduced in House
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