SRES 255 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

A resolution welcoming the Prime Minister of India to the United States for meetings to advance the United States-India partnership.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 25, 2013 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/24/2013 S6901; text as passed Senate: CR 9/24/2013 S6892)

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 25, 2013
  2. Agreed to in SenateSep 25, 2013

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Welcomes the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on his U.S. visit.

States the Senate's belief that India and the United States can bring immense benefits to their people and make enormous contributions to addressing the global challenges of the 21st century.

Favors expanding the strategic partnership between India and the United States.

Supports the U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement.

Welcomes continued progress towards a Bilateral Investment Treaty and acknowledges that India's progress on economic reforms has opened new channels for foreign direct investment.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 25, 2013.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalSep 25, 2013
R-ILMark KirkOriginalSep 25, 2013
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalSep 25, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 25, 2013Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 25, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 9/24/2013 S6901; text as passed Senate: CR 9/24/2013 S6892)
  3. Sep 25, 2013Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/24/2013 S6901; text as passed Senate: CR 9/24/2013 S6892)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 25, 2013Agreed to Senate

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