3.0.0 554 2017-12-14T22:04:13Z 2017-12-14T22:04:13Z Senate S SRES 2008-05-07 110 Expressing condolences and sympathy to the people of Burma for the grave loss of life and vast destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis. 110 1181 HRES 2008-05-13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 19:01:36 Related bill CRS 2008-05-07 Senate Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3930; text as passed Senate: CR S3930; text of measure as introduced: CR S3906-3907) Floor 2008-05-07 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3930; text as passed Senate: CR S3930; text of measure as introduced: CR S3906-3907) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2008-05-07 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2008-05-07 True M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2008-05-07 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-05-07 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-05-07 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-05-07 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-05-07 True W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" 2008-05-07 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2008-05-07 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2008-05-07 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-05-07 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2008-05-07 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-05-07 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2008-05-07 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-05-07 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-05-07 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-05-07 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2008-05-07 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-05-07 True International Affairs Burma Commemorations Congressional tributes Disaster relief East Asia Emergency Management International relief Nongovernmental organizations Storms International Affairs 00 2008-05-07 Introduced in Senate 2008-05-08T21:59:55Z Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) expressing sympathy to and support for the people of Burma in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis; (2) supporting President Bush's decision to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Burma through nongovernmental organizations that are not affiliated with the Burmese regime; (3) in standing ready to appropriate additional funds to address dire humanitarian conditions in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis; (4) calling upon the State Peace and Development Council to lift restrictions on humanitarian assistance and allow free access to the U.S. government's disaster assistance response team; and (5) stating that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should evaluate which organizations are capable of providing humanitarian assistance without Council interference.

]]> 82 2008-05-07 Passed Senate without amendment 2008-05-09T13:52:13Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) expressing sympathy to and support for the people of Burma in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis; (2) supporting President Bush's decision to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Burma through nongovernmental organizations that are not affiliated with the Burmese regime; (3) in standing ready to appropriate additional funds to address dire humanitarian conditions in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis; (4) calling upon the State Peace and Development Council to lift restrictions on humanitarian assistance and allow free access to the U.S. government's disaster assistance response team; and (5) stating that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should evaluate which organizations are capable of providing humanitarian assistance without Council interference.

]]> A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on humanitarian assistance to Burma after Cyclone Nargis. Display Title A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on humanitarian assistance to Burma after Cyclone Nargis. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on humanitarian assistance to Burma after Cyclone Nargis. Agreed to Senate 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sres554ats/xml/BILLS-110sres554ats.xml 2008-05-07 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3930; text as passed Senate: CR S3930; text of measure as introduced: CR S3906-3907) 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.