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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 758 

Welcoming the members and staff of the parliaments of East Timor, Georgia, 

Indonesia, and Macedonia to the House of Representatives as the first 

partner parliaments of the House Democracy Assistance Commission. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 4, 2006 

Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. 

GILLMOR, Mr. KIRK, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 

COLE of Oklahoma, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. 

REYES, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, and 

Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Welcoming the members and staff of the parliaments of 

East Timor, Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia to the 

House of Representatives as the first partner parliaments 

of the House Democracy Assistance Commission. 

Whereas since its founding, the United States has championed democracy around the world; 

Whereas central to the success of any democracy is a strong, 

independent legislature which can act as a check on the 

executive branch; 

Whereas in his second inaugural address on January 20, 

2005, President George W. Bush declared: ‘‘The best 


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hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom 

in all the world. . . . So it is the policy of the United 

States to seek and support the growth of democratic 

movements and institutions in every nation and culture, 

with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.’’; 

Whereas the House Democracy Assistance Commission was 

established by the House of Representatives on March 

14, 2005, to offer assistance and support to parliaments 

of new democracies as they strengthen accountability, 

transparency, legislative independence, and government 

oversight; 

Whereas the House Democracy Assistance Commission enables Members and staff of the House of Representatives 

to personally undertake what President Bush called ‘‘the 

idealistic work of helping raise up free governments’’ as 

they work directly with their counterparts in new democracies around the world to help those parliaments play an 

independent and substantive role in the legislative process 

and government oversight; 

Whereas the House Democracy Assistance Commission has 

established partnerships between the House of Representatives and the parliaments of Afghanistan, East Timor, 

Georgia, Indonesia, Kenya, Lebanon, and Macedonia; 

Whereas the House Democracy Assistance Commission will 

bring members and staff of the parliaments of East 

Timor, Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia to the United 

States from April 17 to 28, 2006, to observe first-hand 

the work of the Members, officers, and staff of the House 

of Representatives and congressional support agencies; 


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Whereas a similar program will be conducted later this year 

for members and staff of the parliaments of Afghanistan, 

Kenya, Lebanon, and perhaps other countries; 

Whereas the House Democracy Assistance Commission sent 

a congressional delegation to Indonesia and East Timor 

in February 2006 to work with members and staff of the 

parliaments of those countries and plans to send delegations to other partner countries; and 

Whereas the House Democracy Assistance Commission will 

enter into similar partnerships with the parliaments of 

other new democracies around the world, including democracies in the Western Hemisphere: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) restates its commitment to help strengthen 

3 democracy around the world through the work of the 

4 House Democracy Assistance Commission; 

5 (2) welcomes the members and staff of the par6 liaments of East Timor, Georgia, Indonesia, and 

7 Macedonia to the United States and the House of 

8 Representatives; 

9 (3) endorses a continuing partnership between 

10 the House of Representatives and the parliaments of 

11 East Timor, Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia; 

12 (4) supports future exchanges between the 

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1 nerships with other new democracies around the 

2 world. 

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