3.0.0 690 2017-12-14T22:06:21Z 2017-12-14T22:06:21Z Senate S SRES 2008-09-27 110 2008-09-27 Senate Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10020-10021; text as passed Senate: CR S10020; text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S10009-10010) Floor 2008-09-27 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10020-10021; text as passed Senate: CR S10020; text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S10009-10010) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-09-27 True International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Armistices Central Asia Democracy Diplomacy Economic assistance Energy Energy supplies Europe European Union Foreign Trade and International Finance Georgia (Republic) Government Operations and Politics International law Military agreements Military operations Peace treaties Russia Science, Technology, Communications Sovereignty International Affairs 00 2008-09-27 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-09T22:36:07Z Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Russian Federation's disproportionate military response on the sovereign territory of Georgia, including the South Ossetian Autonomous Region and the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, is in violation of international law and commitments of the Russian Federation; (2) the United States recognizes significant common interests with the Russian Federation which can serve as the basis for improved long-term relations; (3) the Russian Federation should comply with the cease-fire agreement; (4) the Russian Federation and Georgia should refrain from the future use of force to resolve the status of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and work with interested countries and international organizations to reach a political settlement; and (5) the United States should provide humanitarian and economic assistance to Georgia, continue to support democracy in Georgia, and work to support the free flow of energy to Europe and the operation of communication and trade routes.

]]> 82 2008-09-27 Passed Senate without amendment 2008-12-30T20:24:42Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Russian Federation's disproportionate military response on the sovereign territory of Georgia, including the South Ossetian Autonomous Region and the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, is in violation of international law and commitments of the Russian Federation; (2) the United States recognizes significant common interests with the Russian Federation which can serve as the basis for improved long-term relations; (3) the Russian Federation should comply with the cease-fire agreement; (4) the Russian Federation and Georgia should refrain from the future use of force to resolve the status of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and work with interested countries and international organizations to reach a political settlement; and (5) the United States should provide humanitarian and economic assistance to Georgia, continue to support democracy in Georgia, and work to support the free flow of energy to Europe and the operation of communication and trade routes.

]]> A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the conflict between Russia and Georgia. Display Title A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the conflict between Russia and Georgia. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the conflict between Russia and Georgia. Agreed to Senate 2008-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sres690ats/xml/BILLS-110sres690ats.xml 2008-09-27 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10020-10021; text as passed Senate: CR S10020; text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S10009-10010) 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.