3.0.0 186 2019-11-15T21:07:30Z 2019-11-15T21:07:30Z House H HRES 2013-04-26 113 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2013-05-06T18:32:21Z Referred to 2013-04-26T14:06:00Z A resolution congratulating the people of Kenya on their commitment to peaceful elections, as demonstrated on March 4, 2013, and calling on Kenyans to come together to continue to implement political, institutional, and accountability reforms envisioned in the Kenyan constitution. 113 90 SRES 2013-04-22 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2853-2854; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S2853-2854; text as passed Senate: CR S2854) Related bill CRS 2013-05-06 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2013-04-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 N International Affairs Africa Congressional tributes Crime victims Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights Judges Judicial procedure and administration Kenya Protest and dissent Racial and ethnic relations Rule of law and government transparency Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status International Affairs 00 2013-04-26 Introduced in House 2013-05-22T14:30:38Z Congratulates the people of Kenya on their commitment to peaceful elections, as demonstrated on March 4, 2013.

Calls on the people of Kenya to continue to reject intimidation and violence, and encourages the peaceful and credible resolution of electoral disputes in the courts.

Urges: (1) restraint on all sides, while recognizing the right of the people of Kenya to peacefully exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and demonstration; and (2) accountability for anyone found to be complicit in promoting violence or manipulating electoral processes or results.

Affirms that accountability for the 2007-2008 post-election violence is a critical element to ensure Kenya's democracy and long-term stability.

Calls on the government of Kenya to seek justice for the victims of political violence, including by honoring its obligations to cooperate with the International Criminal Court.

Encourages the people and government of Kenya to support implementation of constitutional reforms, rule of law, and efforts to strengthen governing, security, and judicial institutions.

Reaffirms that the people of the United States will stand with the people of Kenya in support of democracy, partnership, and peace.

]]> Congratulating the people of Kenya on their commitment to peaceful elections, as demonstrated on March 4, 2013, and calling on Kenyans to come together to continue to implement political, institutional, and accountability reforms envisioned in the Kenyan constitution. Official Title as Introduced Congratulating the people of Kenya on their commitment to peaceful elections, as demonstrated on March 4, 2013, and calling on Kenyans to come together to continue to implement political, institutional, and accountability reforms envisioned in the Kenyan constitution. Display Title Congratulating the people of Kenya on their commitment to peaceful elections, as demonstrated on March 4, 2013, and calling on Kenyans to come together to continue to implement political, institutional, and accountability reforms envisioned in the Kenyan constitution. Introduced in House 2013-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hres186ih/xml/BILLS-113hres186ih.xml 2013-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. 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.