3.0.0 431 2023-01-11T13:15:09Z 2023-01-11T13:15:09Z Senate S SRES 2008-01-25 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2008-01-30T01:12:17Z Referred to 2008-01-25T19:09:31Z Calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya. 110 283 HCONRES 2008-02-08 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2008-01-29 Senate Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S456-457) Floor 2008-01-29 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S456-457) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-29 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S456-457) Discharge 2008-01-29 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S456-457) Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2008-01-25 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S332-333) IntroReferral 2008-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N S001078 Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] John Sununu R NH E. 2008-01-25 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-01-25 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2008-01-25 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2008-01-25 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-01-25 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2008-01-25 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-01-25 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-01-25 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-01-25 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2008-01-25 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-01-25 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-01-25 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2008-01-25 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-01-25 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2008-01-25 True B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2008-01-25 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2008-01-25 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2008-01-28 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-01-28 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2008-01-28 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2008-01-29 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2008-01-29 False International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Alien property Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Congressional tributes Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Diplomacy Dissenters Economic assistance Election candidates Ethnic relations Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign leaders Freedom of association Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Human rights Immigration Kenya Negotiations Police Police brutality Political parties Political violence President and foreign policy Presidential elections Public demonstrations Refugees Right of assembly Right to travel Sanctions (International law) Transportation and Public Works United Nations Voting International Affairs 00 2008-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-30T18:51:03Z Calls for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya.

Urges the President to take specified actions.

]]> 82 2008-01-29 Passed Senate without amendment 2008-04-14T18:23:20Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Commends the Kenyan people for their commitment to democracy, as evidenced by the high voter turnout and peaceful voting on election day.

Condemns: (1) the violence in Kenya; and (2) threats to civil leaders and human rights activists.

Urges politicians and political parties to desist from the deactivation and use of ethnic militias.

Calls on the two leading presidential candidates to engage in an internationally brokered dialogue and respect the will of the Kenyan people.

Calls for: (1) those who are found guilty of human rights violations to be held accountable for their actions; and (2) an end to restrictions on the media and on the rights of peaceful assembly and association.

Calls on the international community, U.N. aid organizations, and neighboring countries to provide assistance to Kenyan refugees and to use all diplomatic means to persuade relevant political actors to commit to peacefully resolving the current crisis.

Urges the President of the United States to: (1) support diplomatic efforts to facilitate a Kenyan dialogue; (2) consider imposing personal sanctions on leaders and other relevant actors who refuse to engage in meaningful dialogue to end the current crisis; and (3) restrict U.S. nonessential assistance to Kenya unless all parties are able to peacefully resolve the current crisis.

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