A resolution urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support to the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas.
Latest action · Dec 21, 2012 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice. (text: CR S8379-8380)
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 11, 2012
- Agreed to in SenateDec 21, 2012
Summary
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Urges European governments and the European Union (EU) to: (1) designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization so that Hizballah cannot use EU territories for fund raising, recruitment, and propaganda; and (2) impose sanctions on Hizballah for providing material support to Bashar al Assad's violent repression against the people of Syria.
Supports Bulgaria's investigation into the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas, and urges the President to provide related diplomatic, intelligence, and law enforcement support.
Supports Bulgaria as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and urges the United States, NATO, and the EU to work with Bulgaria to safeguard its territory and citizens from terrorism.
Urges the President to: (1) provide diplomatic, intelligence, and law enforcement support to Bulgaria to investigate the Burgas terrorist attack; and (2) make available to European allies and the European public information about Hizballah's terrorist activities and material support for Bashar al Assad's campaign of violence in Syria.
Cosponsors 65
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 11, 2012 to Dec 19, 2012; 56 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Dec 11, 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 Dec 11, 2012Discharged Dec 22, 2012 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2012Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8379-8380)
- Dec 21, 2012Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8379-8380)
- Dec 21, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice. (text: CR S8379-8380)
- Dec 11, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Dec 11, 2012Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7745)
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 S8379Text printed S8379 | Harry Reid D-NV | Dec 21, 2012 |
| Senate | Text printed S7745 | — | Dec 11, 2012 |
Research
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CRS reports 1
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Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS22030 | U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism Archived | Report | Mar 2, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support to the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alliances
- Bulgaria
- Collective security
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Europe
- European Union
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Middle East
- Palestinians
- Sanctions
- Syria
- Terrorism
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2012Agreed to Senate
- Dec 11, 2012Introduced in Senate
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