20 -- A resolution condemning the coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military's detention of civilian leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those detained, promoting accountability and justice for those killed by the Burmese military, and calling for those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties without impediment, and for other purposes. | Poliscope

A resolution condemning the coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military's detention of civilian leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those detained, promoting accountability and justice for those killed by the Burmese military, and calling for those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties without impediment, and for other purposes.

118th Congress

International Affairs

Introduced

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

January 31, 2023

Latest Action

July 25, 2023

Primary Sponsor

Benjamin L. CardinDemocratic(MD)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

99pct

175d open

vs 942 other SRES bills in the 118th — cohort avg 6d

Summary

No CRS summary is available for this bill yet. The source title, actions, sponsors, and text versions below come from Congress.gov.

Subjects (17)

Asia

Burma

Detention of persons

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Human rights

International organizations and cooperation

Internet, web applications, social media

Multilateral development programs

Actions (5)

July 25, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 154.

July 25, 2023

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.

July 13, 2023

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

January 31, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S176-177; text: CR S175-176)

January 31, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Foreign Relations Committee	Senate	Reported By	July 25, 2023
Foreign Relations Committee	Senate	Markup By	July 13, 2023
Foreign Relations Committee	Senate	Referred To	January 31, 2023

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Reported to Senate	July 25, 2023	XML
Introduced in Senate	January 31, 2023	XML

Cosponsors (15)

Name	Party	State
Alex Padilla	Democratic	CA
Chris Van Hollen	Democratic	MD
Christopher A. Coons	Democratic	DE

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