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A concurrent resolution commemorating the independence of East Timor, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 9, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2002
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Jun 4, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 4, 2002
Received in the House.
May 23, 2002
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
May 23, 2002
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 23, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4879-4880; text: CR S4879-4880)
May 23, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
May 23, 2002
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4879-4880; text: CR S4879-4880)
May 9, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4165-4166)
May 9, 2002
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Congratulates the people and leaders of East Timor. Expresses support for: (1) United Nations (UN) and other multilateral efforts to support reconstruction and development in East Timor; and (2) UN and other multilateral peacekeeping forces safeguarding East Timor's security. Expresses concern about specified matters relating to East Timorese refugees in West Timor and the lack of justice in the region.

Urges the President to: (1) extend diplomatic relations to and establish an embassy in East Timor; (2) maintain a robust level of U.S. assistance for East Timor; (3) work to fund East Timor's financing gap in its recurrent and development budgets; (4) focus bilateral assistance on specified areas; (5) urge the Indonesian Government to step up efforts to disarm and disband all militia, hold them accountable to the rule of law, ensure stability along the border, and promptly reunite East Timorese children separated from their parents through coercion or force; and (6) review information from the East Timorese Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation and use all diplomatic resources to ensure that officials responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes against the East Timorese people are held accountable and that the Indonesian Government cooperates with the East Timorese judicial system.

What's happening now June 4, 2002

Held at the desk.

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