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    <item congress="117" measure-type="sres" measure-number="472" measure-id="id117sres472" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-12-07" update-date="2023-09-08">
        <title>A resolution reaffirming the partnership between the United States and the Dominican Republic and advancing opportunities to deepen diplomatic, economic, and security cooperation between the two nations.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117sres472v55" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2023-09-08">
            <action-date>2022-12-21</action-date>
            <action-desc>Passed Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ This resolution reaffirms the Senate's commitment to strengthening the historic partnership between the United States and the Dominican Republic based on shared democratic values and efforts to advance economic prosperity and national security. The resolution also encourages continued actions by the government of the Dominican Republic to assume a regional leadership role in promoting human rights, democratic values, and humanitarian assistance.]]></summary-text>
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        <summary summary-id="id117sres472v25" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2023-08-31">
            <action-date>2022-12-07</action-date>
            <action-desc>Reported to Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <div><br /></div> <div>This resolution reaffirms the Senate's commitment to strengthening the historic partnership between the United States and the Dominican Republic based on shared democratic values and efforts to advance economic prosperity and national security. </div> <p>The resolution encourages continued actions by the government of the Dominican Republic to assume a regional leadership role in promoting human rights, democratic values, and humanitarian assistance.</p> <p>The resolution calls for further steps to strengthen cooperation between the governments of the United States and the Dominican Republic on issues of shared strategic interest, including post-COVID-19 economic recovery, nearshoring initiatives in the Caribbean Basin, collaborative efforts to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, and the promotion of stability in Haiti. </p> <p>Finally, this resolution calls on the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to continue to support the efforts of the government of the Dominican Republic to respond to the humanitarian needs of Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic.</p>]]></summary-text>
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        <summary summary-id="id117sres472v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2022-05-05">
            <action-date>2021-12-07</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p>This resolution reaffirms the Senate's commitment to strengthening the historic partnership between the United States and the Dominican Republic based on shared democratic values and efforts to advance economic prosperity and national security. </p> <p>The resolution encourages continued actions by the government of the Dominican Republic to assume a regional leadership role in promoting human rights, democratic values, and humanitarian assistance.</p> <p>The resolution calls for further steps to strengthen cooperation between the governments of the United States and the Dominican Republic on issues of shared strategic interest, including post-COVID-19 economic recovery, nearshoring initiatives in the Caribbean Basin, collaborative efforts to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, and promote stability in Haiti. </p> <p>Finally, this resolution calls on the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to continue to support the efforts of the government of the Dominican Republic to respond to the humanitarian needs of Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic.</p>]]></summary-text>
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