A resolution urging the Government of Thailand to protect and uphold democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 16, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S833-834)
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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2023
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution reaffirms the strong relationship between the United States and Thailand. The resolution also (1) expresses solidarity with the people of Thailand in their quest for a democratically elected government; and (2) urges the government of Thailand to protect and uphold democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2023 to Apr 18, 2023; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 16, 2023 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Apr 18, 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 16, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Mar 16, 2023Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S833-834)
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 S833 | — | Mar 16, 2023 |
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 Government of Thailand to protect and uphold democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Computer security and identity theft
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- News media and reporting
- Protest and dissent
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Thailand
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
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