A resolution requesting information on Saudi Arabia's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Latest action · Mar 15, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S804-805)
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 15, 2023
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution requests that the Department of State provide Congress with information on Saudi Arabia's human rights practices.
The resolution also requests a description of the steps the United States has taken to promote human rights in Saudi Arabia and an assessment of circumstances that necessitate continuation of security assistance to Saudi Arabia. It also requests certain other items of information, including, for example, an assessment of the likelihood of Saudi Arabia using U.S. security assistance in the war in Yemen.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2023 to Nov 1, 2023; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Mar 15, 2023 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 15, 2023 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 7, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Nov 1, 2023 |
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 Mar 15, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2023Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S804-805)
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 | Text printed S804 | — | Mar 15, 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33533 | Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations Archived | Report | Oct 2, 2023 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution requesting information on Saudi Arabia's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
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