A resolution calling for the release from prison of former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.
Latest action · Sep 22, 2012 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2012
- Agreed to in SenateSep 22, 2012
Summary
Condemns the politically motivated prosecution and imprisonment of former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.
Expresses concern that: (1) the politicized prosecutions and detention of Ms. Tymoshenko and other members of her party took place in a country that is scheduled to assume chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2013, and (2) the politicized detention of Ms. Tymoshenko threatens to jeopardize ties between the United States and Ukraine.
Calls for Ukraine to release Ms. Tymoshenko, to provide her with timely access to medical care, and to conduct the October parliamentary elections in a manner consistent with OSCE standards.
Calls on the Department of State to institute a visa ban against those responsible for the imprisonment and mistreatment of Ms. Tymoshenko and the more than dozen political leaders associated with the 2004 Orange Revolution.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2012 to Sep 21, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 19, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 19, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 21, 2012 |
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 May 17, 2012Markup Sep 19, 2012Reported Sep 19, 2012 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2012Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6665-6666; text: CR 9/21/2012 S6666)
- Sep 22, 2012The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 22, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 19, 2012Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Sep 19, 2012Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
- Sep 19, 2012Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 526.
- May 17, 2012Introduced in Senate
- May 17, 2012Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3287-3288)
In the Congressional Record 4
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 S6665, S6666Amendments S6652, S6666 | Mark L. Pryor D-AR, Richard J. Durbin D-IL (amendment) | Sep 21, 2012 |
| Senate | Amendments S3332 | James M. Inhofe R-OK (amendment) | May 21, 2012 |
| Senate | Text printed S3287 | — | May 17, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7517 | John Shimkus R-IL | Jan 1, 2012 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this resolution.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2113 | To make technical corrections. | James M. Inhofe R-OK | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
| SA 2863 | To improve the resolution. | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Amendment SA 2863 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution calling for the release from prison of former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2012Agreed to Senate
- Sep 19, 2012Reported to Senate
- May 17, 2012Introduced in Senate
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