3.0.0 586 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z Senate S SRES 2014-11-20 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2014-12-04T22:26:19Z Markup by 2014-12-04T15:00:00Z Referred to 2014-11-20T21:47:33Z 2014-12-04 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615. Calendars 2014-12-04 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report. Committee 2014-12-04 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2014-12-04 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2014-11-20 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6209-6210) IntroReferral 2014-11-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2014-11-20 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2014-11-20 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2014-11-20 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2014-11-20 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2014-11-20 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2014-11-20 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2014-11-20 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2014-11-20 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2014-11-20 True International Affairs Asia Burma Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Rule of law and government transparency Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations World health International Affairs 00 2014-11-20 Introduced in Senate 2014-11-24T20:26:39Z Calls on the government of Burma to:

  • develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State's needs for peace and development under equitable application of the rule of law;
  • end all forms of persecution and discrimination of the Rohingya people, and ensure respect for internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma;
  • respect the Rohingya's right to self-identification;
  • support an international and independent investigation into the violence that has occurred in Rakhine State and prosecute the perpetrators consistent with due process; and
  • conform to international norms on the provision of unrestricted humanitarian access by international organizations.

Welcomes Burma's announcement that Medecins Sans Frontieres has been invited back to work in Rakhine State.

Calls on the regional governments to protect the rights of Rohingya asylum seekers and refugees, as well as to respect the international legal principle of non-refoulement.

Calls on the U.S. government and the international community to call on the government of Burma to end the persecution of the Rohingya population and to protect the fundamental rights of all ethnic and religious minority groups in Burma.

]]> 01 2014-12-04 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2014-12-08T20:32:45Z Calls on the government of Burma to:

  • develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State's needs for peace and development under equitable application of the rule of law;
  • end all forms of persecution and discrimination of the Rohingya people, and ensure respect for internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma;
  • respect the Rohingya's right to self-identification, redraft the Citizenship Law of 1982 so that it conforms to internationally recognized legal standards, and include both Rakhine and Rohingya leaders and community members in the redrafting process;
  • support an international and independent investigation into the violence that has occurred in Rakhine State and prosecute the perpetrators consistent with due process; and
  • conform to international norms on the provision of unrestricted humanitarian access by international organizations.

Welcomes Burma's announcement that Medecins Sans Frontieres has been invited back to work in Rakhine State.

Calls on the regional governments to protect the rights of Rohingya asylum seekers and refugees, as well as to respect the international legal principle of non-refoulement.

Calls on the U.S. government and the international community to call on the government of Burma to end the persecution of the Rohingya population and to protect the fundamental rights of all ethnic and religious minority groups in Burma.

]]> A resolution calling on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State's needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law, and for other purposes. Display Title A resolution calling on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State's needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A resolution calling on the Government of Burma to develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State's needs for peace, security, harmony, and development under equitable and just application of the rule of law, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sres586rs/xml/BILLS-113sres586rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sres586is/xml/BILLS-113sres586is.xml 2014-12-04 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615. 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.