Supporting the democratic aspirations of the Ivoirian people and calling on the United States to apply intense diplomatic pressure and provide humanitarian support in response to the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.
Latest action · Apr 13, 2011 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Supports the democratic aspirations of the Ivoirian people.
Condemns any attempt to circumvent the will of the people of Cote d'Ivoire to elect Alassane Ouattara as their president.
Calls on Laurent Gbagbo to respect the will of the Ivoirian people by peacefully handing over power to President Ouattara, and supports the application of sanctions against Mr. Gbagbo and his key supporters in order to send a message that impunity will not be tolerated.
Calls for an end to acts of violence, human rights abuses, intimidation of U.N. troops, and the hindrance of U.N. access to investigate alleged human rights violations.
Calls on the U.S. government and the international community to support the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States and the African Union (AU) to resolve the crisis, and calls for continued U.N. Security Council action to ensure that the democratic process is upheld.
Calls on the U.S. government and other nations to coordinate the delivery of humanitarian assistance within Cote d'Ivoire and to neighboring countries hosting Ivoirian refugees.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2011 to Apr 4, 2011; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 11, 2011 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Mar 10, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 11, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Mar 11, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Apr 4, 2011 |
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 Feb 10, 2011 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2011Hearings Apr 13, 2011Markup Apr 13, 2011Reported Apr 13, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 13, 2011Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 13, 2011Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Mar 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
- Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House
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 1
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. 112-53 | BELARUS DEMOCRACY ACT OF 2011; AND A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DEMOCRATIC ASPIRATIONS OF THE IVORIAN PEOPLE AND CALLING ON THE UNITED STATES TO APPLY INTENSE DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE AND PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN COTE D'IVOIRE49 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Apr 13, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the democratic aspirations of the Ivoirian people and calling on the United States to apply intense diplomatic pressure and provide humanitarian support in response to the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.
Subjects
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Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House
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