3.0.0 13 2023-01-11T13:36:54Z 2023-01-11T13:36:54Z Senate SCONRES 2017-04-26 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-04-26T14:51:02Z 2017-04-26 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2563) IntroReferral 2017-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-04-26 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2017-04-26 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2017-04-26 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2017-04-26 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-04-26 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2017-04-26 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2017-04-26 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-04-26 True International Affairs Asia Europe Georgia (Republic) Human rights International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Moldova Russia Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Ukraine International Affairs 00 2017-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-20T15:43:57Z Calls upon the President to issue a proclamation:

  • reaffirming the U.S. commitment to the Guiding Principles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe;
  • reasserting the U.S. commitment to full implementation of the Helsinki Final Act;
  • urging all participating states to fully implement their commitments under such Act and to respect each other's sovereign right to join alliances;
  • condemning the violation of all ten core Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) principles enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act by the Russian Federation with respect to other OSCE participating states; and
  • condemning all other violations of the Helsinki Final Act and its fundamental guiding principles.

Calls upon the President to convey to all signatory states of such Act that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, democratic principles, economic liberty, and the implementation of related commitments continue to be vital elements in promoting democracy, peace, and unity in the region covered by the OSCE.

]]> A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to issue a proclamation recognizing the abiding importance of the Helsinki Final Act and its relevance to the national security of the United States. Display Title A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to issue a proclamation recognizing the abiding importance of the Helsinki Final Act and its relevance to the national security of the United States. Official Title as Introduced A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to issue a proclamation recognizing the abiding importance of the Helsinki Final Act and its relevance to the national security of the United States. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115sconres13is/xml/BILLS-115sconres13is.xml 2017-04-26 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2563) 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.