A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the crisis in Zimbabwe, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-sres-611
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2008-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Armed Forces and National Security
Arms sales
Benin
Botswana
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Democracy
Diplomacy
Diplomats
Dissenters
Economic assistance
Election fraud
Embargo
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign leaders
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
International law
Kenya
Liberia
Nigeria
Opposition (Political science)
Political parties
Political persecution
Political violence
Presidential elections
Regionalism (International organization)
Sanctions (International law)
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Summit diplomacy
United Nations
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Summary:
action_date: 2008-07-14
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate to: (1) condemn the Mugabe regime for its manipulation of the country's electoral process and reject the June 27, 2008, presidential runoff election as illegitimate; (2) encourage the President's efforts to expand sanctions on those individuals responsible for violations of human and political rights in Zimbabwe; (3) applaud the governments of Benin, Botswana, Liberia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Zambia for condemning such election; (4) encourage the U.N. Security Council to authorize a United Nations Special Representative for Zimbabwe; (5) urge African leaders to engage in the political resolution effort; (6) urge the United States and the international community to assemble a comprehensive economic and political recovery package; and (7) support a democratic political solution that reflects the will and respects the rights of the people of Zimbabwe. 

action_date: 2008-07-14
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Expresses the sense of the Senate to: (1) condemn the Mugabe regime for its manipulation of the country's electoral process and reject the June 27, 2008, presidential runoff election as illegitimate; (2) encourage the President's efforts to expand sanctions on those individuals responsible for violations of human and political rights in Zimbabwe; (3) applaud the governments of Benin, Botswana, Liberia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Zambia for condemning such election; (4) encourage the U.N. Security Council to authorize a United Nations Special Representative for Zimbabwe; (5) urge African leaders to engage in the political resolution effort; (6) urge the United States and the international community to assemble a comprehensive economic and political recovery package; and (7) support a democratic political solution that reflects the will and respects the rights of the people of Zimbabwe.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-14
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6669-6670; text as passed Senate: CR S6669-6670; text of measure as introduced: CR S6652-6653)
action_date: 2008-07-14
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6669-6670; text as passed Senate: CR S6669-6670; text of measure as introduced: CR S6652-6653)
action_date: 2008-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate