US Congress Senate Concurrent Resolution 42 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 6 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-07-14 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress regarding the safe and expeditious resettlement to Albania of all residents of Camp Liberty. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: work with Iraq and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to ensure that all residents of Camp Liberty (located in Iraq) are safely and expeditiously resettled in Albania; work with Iraq, Albania, and the UNHCR to prevent Iran from intervening in the resettlement process; urge Iraq to protect residents during the resettlement process, including by ensuring that security personnel are vetted to determine that they are not affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force; urge Iraq to ensure access to food, clean water, medical assistance, and energy needs; work with Iraq to facilitate the sale of residents' property and assets; work with Iraq and the UNHCR to ensure that residents may exercise full control of all personal assets; and urge Albania and the UNHCR to ensure the continued recognition of the resettled residents as "persons of concern" entitled to international protections.

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress regarding the safe and expeditious resettlement to Albania of all residents of Camp Liberty.

Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-14	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567.
2016-07-14	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. Without written report.
2016-07-14	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2016-07-06	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4830)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/42/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sconres42/BILLS-114sconres42is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sconres42/BILLS-114sconres42rs.pdf