A resolution recognizing the democratic accomplishments of the people of Albania and expressing the hope that the parliamentary elections on June 28, 2009, maintain and improve the transparency and fairness of democracy in Albania.

3.0.0 182 2023-01-11T13:18:33Z 2023-01-11T13:18:33Z Senate S SRES 2009-06-10 111 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2009-06-16T22:22:59Z Markup by 2009-06-16T18:15:12Z Referred to 2009-06-10T20:46:45Z 2009-06-19 Senate Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6854; text as passed Senate: CR S6854) Floor 2009-06-19 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6854; text as passed Senate: CR S6854) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-16 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80. Calendars 2009-06-16 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report. Committee 2009-06-16 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2009-06-16 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2009-06-10 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6475) IntroReferral 2009-06-10 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 2009-06-10 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2009-06-10 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2009-06-10 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2009-06-10 True D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2009-06-10 True K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2009-06-18 False International Affairs Albania Alliances Europe Human rights International organizations and cooperation Rule of law and government transparency International Affairs

00 2009-06-10 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-17T16:06:01Z Urges the government of Albania to: (1) fulfill its commitments to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) regarding the conduct of its upcoming elections; and (2) expedite implementation of its voter identification card program to minimize the possibility of disenfranchisement.

Expresses hope that credible democratic elections in Albania will contribute to a strong and stable government responsive to the wishes of the Albanian people and strengthen Albania's standing within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and European institutions.

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80 2009-06-16 Reported to Senate without amendment 2009-06-17T16:22:40Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Urges the government of Albania to: (1) fulfill its commitments to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) regarding the conduct of its upcoming elections; and (2) expedite implementation of its voter identification card program to minimize the possibility of disenfranchisement and provide as many cards as possible to eligible voters prior to the election.

Commends the government of Albania's step to reduce the card's cost and avoid charges of a poll tax.

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82 2009-06-19 Passed Senate without amendment 2009-06-23T18:29:51Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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A resolution recognizing the democratic accomplishments of the people of Albania and expressing the hope that the parliamentary elections on June 28, 2009, maintain and improve the transparency and fairness of democracy in Albania. Display Title A resolution recognizing the democratic accomplishments of the people of Albania and expressing the hope that the parliamentary elections on June 28, 2009, maintain and improve the transparency and fairness of democracy in Albania. Official Title as Introduced A resolution recognizing the democratic accomplishments of the people of Albania and expressing the hope that the parliamentary elections on June 28, 2009, maintain and improve the transparency and fairness of democracy in Albania. Introduced in Senate IS Agreed to Senate 2009-06-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111sres182ats/xml/BILLS-111sres182ats.xml Reported to Senate 2009-06-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111sres182rs/xml/BILLS-111sres182rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111sres182is/xml/BILLS-111sres182is.xml 2009-06-19 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6854; text as passed Senate: CR S6854) 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.