3.0.0 432 2023-01-11T13:32:36Z 2023-01-11T13:32:36Z Senate SRES 2016-04-20 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2016-06-28T22:11:27Z Markup by 2016-06-23T14:08:34Z Referred to 2016-04-20T22:12:14Z Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. 114 861 HRES 2016-09-12 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS 2016-06-28 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536. Calendars 2016-06-28 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report. Committee 2016-06-28 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2016-06-23 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2016-04-20 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2016-04-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2016-04-20 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2016-04-20 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2016-04-20 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2016-04-20 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2016-04-20 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2016-04-20 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2016-04-20 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2016-04-20 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2016-04-20 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2016-04-20 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2016-04-20 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2016-04-21 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2016-04-27 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2016-04-28 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2016-05-12 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2016-05-19 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2016-06-21 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2016-06-23 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2016-06-29 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2016-09-19 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2016-09-29 False International Affairs Africa Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Ethiopia Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Military assistance, sales, and agreements News media and reporting Protest and dissent Rule of law and government transparency Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Terrorism International Affairs 00 2016-04-20 Introduced in Senate 2016-05-27T20:24:05Z Condemns the:

  • killings of peaceful protesters and excessive use of force by Ethiopian security forces;
  • arrest of journalists, students, activists and political leaders who exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of assembly and expression through peaceful protests; and
  • abuse of the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation to stifle political and civil dissent and journalistic freedoms.

Urges protesters in Ethiopia to refrain from violence.

Calls on the government of Ethiopia to:

  • halt the use of excessive force by security forces;
  • investigate the killings and excessive use of force that took place as a result of protests in the Oromia region;
  • release dissidents, activists, and journalists who have been jailed for exercising constitutional rights;
  • respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and guarantee freedom of the press and mass media; and
  • repeal proclamations that can be used to prohibit funding for organizations that investigate human rights violations, engage in peaceful political dissent, or advocate for greater political freedoms or proclamations that prohibit or otherwise limit those displaced from their land from seeking judicial redress.

Calls on: (1) the Department of State to improve oversight of U.S. assistance, and review security assistance, to Ethiopia; and (2) the U.S. Agency for International Development to lead efforts to develop a strategy to support improved democracy and governance in Ethiopia.

Supports the peaceful efforts of the Ethiopian people to exercise their constitutional rights.

]]> 80 2016-06-28 Reported to Senate without amendment 2016-08-03T21:49:03Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Condemns the:

  • killings of peaceful protesters and excessive use of force by Ethiopian security forces;
  • arrest of journalists, students, activists and political leaders who exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of assembly and expression through peaceful protests; and
  • abuse of the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation to stifle political and civil dissent and journalistic freedoms.

Urges protesters in Ethiopia to refrain from violence.

Calls on the government of Ethiopia to:

  • halt the use of excessive force by security forces;
  • investigate the killings and excessive use of force that took place as a result of protests in the Oromia region;
  • release dissidents, activists, and journalists who have been jailed for exercising constitutional rights;
  • respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and guarantee freedom of the press and mass media; and
  • repeal proclamations that can be used to prohibit funding for organizations that investigate human rights violations, engage in peaceful political dissent, or advocate for greater political freedoms or proclamations that prohibit or otherwise limit those displaced from their land from seeking judicial redress.

Calls on: (1) the Department of State to improve oversight of U.S. assistance, and review security assistance, to Ethiopia; and (2) the U.S. Agency for International Development to lead efforts to develop a strategy to support improved democracy and governance in Ethiopia.

Supports the peaceful efforts of the Ethiopian people to exercise their constitutional rights.

]]> A resolution supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. Display Title A resolution supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. Official Title as Introduced A resolution supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114sres432rs/xml/BILLS-114sres432rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114sres432is/xml/BILLS-114sres432is.xml 2016-06-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536. 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.