A resolution supporting democratic principles and standards in Bolivia and throughout Latin America.
Latest action · Apr 10, 2019 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2393-2395; text: CR S2394-2395)
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateApr 10, 2019
Summary
This resolution expresses support for democratic transition and peaceful elections in Bolivia and throughout Latin America, and calls on the Government of Bolivia to maintain international democratic norms and presidential term limits in the October 2019 election.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2019 to Apr 8, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Apr 8, 2019 |
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 Jan 31, 2019Markup Apr 3, 2019Reported Apr 4, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2393-2395; text: CR S2394-2395)
- Apr 4, 2019Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
- Apr 4, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 58.
- Apr 3, 2019Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jan 31, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 31, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S809-810)
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.
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 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46258 | Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Policy and Issues in the 116th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 8, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution supporting democratic principles and standards in Bolivia and throughout Latin America.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Bolivia
- Caribbean area
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Agreed to Senate
- Apr 4, 2019Reported to Senate
- Jan 31, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
