A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that President George W. Bush, President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation, and other participants in the 2008 Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan should work together to foster a more constructive relationship, and that the Government of the Russian Federation should eschew behaviors that are inconsistent with the Group's objectives of protecting global security, economic stability, and democracy.

Bill: 110-sres-612
Sponsor: Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2008-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control agreements
Biological warfare
Caucasus
Central Asia
Chemical warfare
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Conventional weapons
Democracy
Demography
Energy
Europe
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health services administration
Human rights
International control of nuclear power
International cooperation
Iran
Middle East and North Africa
NATO countries
Nuclear exports
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear security measures
Public corruption
Right of property
Russia
Science, Technology, Communications
Sovereignty
Strategic forces
Summit diplomacy
Technology transfer
Terrorism
Uranium enrichment

Summary:
action_date: 2008-07-14
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States and the G8 nations should pursue a broad agenda of cooperation with the Russian Federation; (2) the Russian Federation should respect the rights of governments in neighboring countries and their prerogative to seek membership in Euro-Atlantic institutions; (3) the United States and the Russian Federation should work to ensure the continued success of Nunn-Lugar initiatives and nonproliferation and counterterrorism programs; (4) the Russian Federation should adopt foreign and domestic policies that are consistent with freedom and the right to private property; and (5) the United States should welcome the emergence of the Russian Federation as a partner in addressing global challenges. 
 
 
 

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 that: (1) the United States and the G8 nations should pursue a broad agenda of cooperation with the Russian Federation; (2) the Russian Federation should respect the rights of governments in neighboring countries and their prerogative to seek membership in Euro-Atlantic institutions; (3) the United States and the Russian Federation should work to ensure the continued success of Nunn-Lugar initiatives and nonproliferation and counterterrorism programs; (4) the Russian Federation should adopt foreign and domestic policies that are consistent with freedom and the right to private property; and (5) the United States should welcome the emergence of the Russian Federation as a partner in addressing global challenges. 


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 S6670-6671; text as passed Senate: CR S6670-6671; text of measure as introduced: CR S6653-6654)
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 S6670-6671; text as passed Senate: CR S6670-6671; text of measure as introduced: CR S6653-6654)
action_date: 2008-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate