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SRES 611 110th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the crisis in Zimbabwe, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 2008
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6669-6670; text as passed Senate: CR S6669-6670; text of measure as introduced: CR S6652-6653)
Jul 14, 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 S6669-6670; text as passed Senate: CR S6669-6670; text of measure as introduced: CR S6652-6653)
Jul 14, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6669-6670; text as passed Senate: CR S6669-6670; text of measure as introduced: CR S6652-6653)

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

Expresses the sense of the Senate to: (1) condemn the Mugabe regime for its manipulation of the country's electoral process and reject the June 27, 2008, presidential runoff election as illegitimate; (2) encourage the President's efforts to expand sanctions on those individuals responsible for violations of human and political rights in Zimbabwe; (3) applaud the governments of Benin, Botswana, Liberia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Zambia for condemning such election; (4) encourage the U.N. Security Council to authorize a United Nations Special Representative for Zimbabwe; (5) urge African leaders to engage in the political resolution effort; (6) urge the United States and the international community to assemble a comprehensive economic and political recovery package; and (7) support a democratic political solution that reflects the will and respects the rights of the people of Zimbabwe.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 611: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the crisis in Zimbabwe, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-611/
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"S. Res. 611: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the crisis in Zimbabwe, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-611/.
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S. Res. 611, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-611/.
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