A resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of United States citizen Alan Phillip Gross from detention in Cuba and urging the Government of Cuba to address his medical issues.
Latest action · Dec 5, 2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7637-7638; text as passed Senate: CR S7637-7638; text of measure as introduced: CR S7459)
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 5, 2012
- Agreed to in SenateDec 5, 2012
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Calls for the immediate and unconditional release of U.S. citizen Alan Phillip Gross.
Urges the government of Cuba to provide all appropriate diagnostic and medical treatment to address the full range of medical issues facing Mr. Gross and to allow him to choose a doctor to provide him with an independent medical assessment.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 5, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Dec 5, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Dec 5, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7637-7638; text as passed Senate: CR S7637-7638; text of measure as introduced: CR S7459)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S7637Text printed S7459, S7637 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Dec 5, 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.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43024 | Cuba: U.S. Policy and Issues for the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 29, 2014 |
| R42360 | Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Policy and Key Issues for Congress in 2012 Archived | Report | Dec 21, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of United States citizen Alan Phillip Gross from detention in Cuba and urging the Government of Cuba to address his medical issues.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2012Agreed to Senate
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