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HCONRES 504 109th Congress House International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Africans Arab countries Arabs Armed Forces and National Security Armistices Boundaries Chad Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil War Conferences Crime and Law Enforcement Ethnic relations Human rights International agencies International relief Minorities Peace Peacekeeping forces

Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.

Introduced: December 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Urges the League of Arab States to: (1) declare the systematic torture, rape, and displacement of Darfurians a genocide; (2) pass a resolution to support and accept U.N. peacekeepers to enforce the ceasefire, protect civilians, and ensure access to humanitarian assistance in Darfur; and (3) work with the United Nations, the African Union and the United States Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan, Andrew Natsios, to bring about peace and stability to Darfur, the refugee camps, and along the Chadian border.

What's happening now December 8, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 8, 2006
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Costa, Jim
California · Dec 8, 2006
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 8, 2006
Davis, Artur
· Dec 8, 2006
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 8, 2006
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Green, Al
Texas · Dec 8, 2006
HARMAN, JANE
· Dec 8, 2006
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2006
Meek, Kendrick
· Dec 8, 2006
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 8, 2006
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 8, 2006
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 8, 2006
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 8, 2006
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 8, 2006
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Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 8, 2006
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Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 8, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 504: Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-504/
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"H. Con. Res. 504: Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-504/.
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H. Con. Res. 504, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-504/.
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[H. Con. Res. 504: Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-504/)
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