[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 350 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 350

 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the recent presidential 
           election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 17, 2011

 Mr. Lee submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the recent presidential 
           election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) all political leaders in the Democratic Republic of the 
        Congo and the supporters of those leaders should act 
        responsibly, renounce violence, and resolve any disagreements 
        regarding the presidential election of November 2011 through 
        peaceful, constructive dialogue and existing legal remedies;
            (2) the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
        should conduct a rapid technical review of the electoral 
        process to--
                    (A) investigate the cause of any voting 
                irregularities;
                    (B) suggest ways in which governance could be 
                structured to give better effect to the will of the 
                people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and
                    (C) provide guidance for future elections;
            (3) the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
        should complete the electoral process with maximum openness and 
        transparency; and
            (4) the United States Government should engage with other 
        governments in Central Africa and ask those governments to 
        reach out to President Joseph Kabila and opposition candidate 
        Etienne Tshisekedi to encourage the 2 leaders to embrace a 
        peaceful solution to the potential impasse facing the 
        Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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