SOMALIA

Bills and resolutions

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5285 [20JY]

al Shabaab (terrorist organization): condemn practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 159), H1665 [9MR] (see H. Res. 345), H4793 [8JY]

Human rights: prohibit provision of peacekeeping operations assistance to countries that recruit and use child soldiers (see S. 1259), S4024 [22JN] (see H.R. 2519), H5018 [13JY]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Somalia: President Obama, S2264 [7AP], H2514 [7AP]

Remarks in House

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa, H5587 [27JY], H5665, H5669, H5672 [28JY], E1433 [28JY], E1588 [9SE]

———support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (H. Res. 361), H5586 [27JY]

Armed Forces: assessment of attempted rescue of Americans on yacht taken hostage and killed by Somali pirates, H1558-H1561 [3MR], H1595 [8MR]

Foreign policy: develop a strategy to address piracy, H1595 [8MR]

Human rights: prohibit provision of military assistance to countries that recruit and use child soldiers, H4726 [7JY]

Kenya: support efforts to battle terrorism in Somalia, H7834 [18NO]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa, S5012 [28JY], S5184 [1AU]

Armed Forces: tribute for assistance in combating pirates off the Somali coast, S3150 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute suspected terrorist Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame in Federal civilian court rather than military tribunal, S4334, S4336 [6JY], S4425, S4431 [7JY]

Foreign policy: develop a strategy to address piracy, S1174 [3MR]

Kenya: support efforts to battle terrorism in Somalia, S7030 [2NO]

Texts of

S. 1259, Trafficking Victims Enhanced Protection Act, S4032 [22JN]