SRES 57 106th Congress Senate International Affairs Ambassadors Caribbean area Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Conferences Cuba Government Operations and Politics Human rights Latin America Switzerland United Nations United Nations officials

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the human rights situation in Cuba.

Introduced: March 4, 1999 See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Mar 25, 1999

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 98-0. Record Vote No: 67.

Mar 25, 1999

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 98-0. Record Vote No: 67.

Mar 25, 1999

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3380-3383)

Mar 18, 1999

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2923-2929)

Mar 18, 1999

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 4, 1999

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Mar 4, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2335-2336)

Mar 4, 1999

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 245	–	To state that where such abuses violate internationally accepted norms of conduct enshrined by the Universal …	Agreed to	Mar 25, 1999

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that at the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, the United States should make all efforts necessary to pass a resolution criticizing Cuba for its human rights abuses, and to secure the appointment of a Special Rapporteur for Cuba.

What's happening now March 25, 1999

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 98-0. Record Vote No: 67.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Mar 16, 1999

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