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A concurrent resolution congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence.

Introduced: June 9, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 17, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 17, 2008
Received in the House.
Sep 16, 2008
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8890)
Sep 16, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S8890)
Sep 16, 2008
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8889-8890)
Sep 16, 2008
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8889-8890)
Jun 9, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5393-5394)
Jun 9, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5394)
Jun 9, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Congratulates the people of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of Latvia's November 18, 1918, declaration of independence.

Commends the government of Latvia for its success in implementing political and economic reforms, for establishing political, religious and economic freedom, and for its commitment to human and civil rights.

Recognizes the common goals and shared values of the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, the close relations of the three Baltic countries with one other, and their tragic history under the Nazi and Soviet occupations.

Calls on the President to issue a proclamation congratulating the people of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of the declaration of Latvia's independence.

Calls on the President and the Secretary of State to urge the government of the Russian Federation to acknowledge that the Soviet occupation of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and for the succeeding 51 years was illegal.

What's happening now September 17, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 1405 Related bill Congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence.
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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 9, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 87: A concurrent resolution congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-87/
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"S. Con. Res. 87: A concurrent resolution congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-87/.
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S. Con. Res. 87, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-87/.
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