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SRES 554 110th Congress Senate International Affairs Burma Commemorations Congressional tributes Disaster relief East Asia Emergency Management International relief Nongovernmental organizations Storms

A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on humanitarian assistance to Burma after Cyclone Nargis.

Introduced: May 7, 2008 See on congress.gov
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May 7, 2008
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3930; text as passed Senate: CR S3930; text of measure as introduced: CR S3906-3907)
May 7, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3930; text as passed Senate: CR S3930; text of measure as introduced: CR S3906-3907)
May 7, 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 of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) expressing sympathy to and support for the people of Burma in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis; (2) supporting President Bush's decision to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Burma through nongovernmental organizations that are not affiliated with the Burmese regime; (3) in standing ready to appropriate additional funds to address dire humanitarian conditions in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis; (4) calling upon the State Peace and Development Council to lift restrictions on humanitarian assistance and allow free access to the U.S. government's disaster assistance response team; and (5) stating that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should evaluate which organizations are capable of providing humanitarian assistance without Council interference.

What's happening now May 7, 2008

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3930; text as passed Senate: CR S3930; text of measure as introduced: CR S3906-3907)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 1181 Related bill Expressing condolences and sympathy to the people of Burma for the grave loss of life and vast destruction caused by Cy…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 7, 2008
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 7, 2008
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 7, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 554: A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on humanitarian assistance to Burma after Cyclone Nargis.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-554/
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"S. Res. 554: A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on humanitarian assistance to Burma after Cyclone Nargis.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-554/.
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S. Res. 554, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-554/.
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