US Congress Senate Resolution 176 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Introduced on June 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-09 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6389-6390; text as passed Senate: CR S6389-6390; text of measure as introduced: CR S6386-6387)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the U.S. government, in coordination with other democratic governments and international institutions, should: (1) continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Zimbabwe; (2) make available increased resources for nongovernmental entities to provide assistance in the critical areas of education, health, water, and sanitation; (3) encourage international efforts to support reforms made by ministries within the government of Zimbabwe, especially the Ministry of Finance; (4) provide financial and technical assistance for efforts to enact a new constitution based on democratic values; (5) work with and encourage regional governments and leaders to promote human rights, the restoration of the rule of law, and economic growth in Zimbabwe; (6) maintain the existing ban on the transfer of defense items and services and the suspension of most non-humanitarian government-to-government assistance until there is demonstrable progress toward restoring the rule of law and respect for human rights in Zimbabwe; and (7) support the continuation of financial sanctions and travel bans against those individuals responsible for the deliberate breakdown of the rule of law in Zimbabwe.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on United States policy during the political transition in Zimbabwe, and for other purposes.

Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS]	Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R-FL]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-09		Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6389-6390; text as passed Senate: CR S6389-6390; text of measure as introduced: CR S6386-6387)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/176/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres176/BILLS-111sres176ats.pdf