3.0.0 445 2022-02-03T05:23:33Z 2022-02-03T05:23:33Z Senate S SRES 2008-02-07 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-02-07T22:18:48Z 2008-02-07 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S794-795) IntroReferral 2008-02-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S795-796) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-02-07 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2008-02-07 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-02-07 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2008-02-07 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-02-07 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-02-07 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2008-02-07 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-02-07 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-03-04 False International Affairs Administration of justice Assassination Bombings Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Congressional tributes Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Democracy Election administration Foreign leaders Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Human rights Law Military assistance Opposition (Political science) Pakistan Political prisoners Political violence President and foreign policy Sanctions (International law) Security measures South Asia International Affairs 00 2008-02-07 Introduced in Senate 2008-05-08T21:37:17Z Conveys the condolences of the people of the United States to the people of Pakistan on the tragic loss of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Condemns the December 2007 murder of Benazir Bhutto and the slaughter of at least 165 other Pakistani citizens in this attack and the prior attempt on Benazir Bhutto's life.

Calls upon the government of Pakistan to: (1) bring the perpetrators to justice and to support an independent inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto; (2) ensure that free elections are held on February 18, 2008, as scheduled; (3) end the harassment of judges, opposition party activists, and lawyers; and (4) end restrictions on the media and freedom of speech.

Calls upon the President to: (1) review U.S. aid to Pakistan to ensure that all assistance furthers the common goals shared by the people of Pakistan and the United States, with specific reference to combating violent radicalism and promoting a free and democratic Pakistan; and (2) suspend weapons transfers to Pakistan if such conditions are not met.

]]> A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, and the political crisis in Pakistan. Display Title A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, and the political crisis in Pakistan. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, and the political crisis in Pakistan. Introduced in Senate 2008-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sres445is/xml/BILLS-110sres445is.xml 2008-02-07 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S794-795) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.