A resolution expressing the strong support of the Senate for the declaration of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the Bucharest Summit that Ukraine and Georgia will become members of the alliance.

Bill: 110-sres-523
Sponsor: Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2008-04-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Armed Forces and National Security
Central Asia
Collective security
Conferences
Democracy
Europe
Georgia (Republic)
Government Operations and Politics
NATO countries
Summit diplomacy
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-21
text: 
Supports the declaration of the Bucharest Summit which stated that Ukraine and Georgia will become members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
 
Reiterates support for NATO's further enlargement to include democratic governments that are able and willing to meet membership responsibilities.
 
 Urges NATO member states at their December 2008 meeting to consider favorably Ukraine's and Georgia's applications for Membership Action Plans. 

action_date: 2008-04-23
text: 

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

 
Supports the declaration of the Bucharest Summit which stated that Ukraine and Georgia will become members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
 
Reiterates support for NATO's further enlargement to include democratic governments that are able and willing to meet membership responsibilities.
 
 Urges NATO member states at their December 2008 meeting to consider favorably Ukraine's and Georgia's applications for Membership Action Plans. 

action_date: 2008-04-28
text: 

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

 
Supports the declaration of the Bucharest Summit which stated that Ukraine and Georgia will become members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
 
Reiterates support for NATO's further enlargement to include democratic governments that are able and willing to meet membership responsibilities.
 
 Urges NATO member states at their December 2008 meeting to consider favorably Ukraine's and Georgia's applications for Membership Action Plans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3451-3452; text as passed Senate: CR S3452)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3451-3452; text as passed Senate: CR S3452)
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 710.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2008-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3209)
action_date: 2008-04-21
text: Introduced in Senate