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SRES 469 109th Congress Senate International Affairs Caribbean area Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Congressional tributes Cuba Democracy Dissenters Government Operations and Politics Human rights Latin America Political persecution Political prisoners

A resolution condemning the April 25, 2006, beating and intimidation of Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz Roque.

Introduced: May 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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May 25, 2006
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5283; text as passed Senate: CR S5283)
May 25, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5283; text as passed Senate: CR S5283)
May 23, 2006
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
May 23, 2006
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
May 23, 2006
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 8, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4160)
May 8, 2006
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Condemns the brutality of the Castro regime toward Martha Beatriz Roque, a 61-year-old woman in frail health.

Demands that the Cuban regime allow the people of Cuba to exercise their fundamental human rights.

Commends the courage and perseverance of Martha Beatriz Roque and all dissidents in Cuba.

Calls on the Cuban regime to release the hundreds of political prisoners and to stop the intimidation of dissidents and their families.

Calls for continued international support of pro-democracy leaders in Cuba.

What's happening now May 25, 2006

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5283; text as passed Senate: CR S5283)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1