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SRES 160 111th Congress Senate

A resolution condemning the actions of the Burmese State Peace and Development council against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2009
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5884-5885; text as passed Senate: CR S5885; text of measure as introduced: CR S5877)
May 21, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5884-5885; text as passed Senate: CR S5885; text of measure as introduced: CR S5877)
May 21, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 21, 2009

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5884-5885; text as passed Senate: CR S5885; text of measure as introduced: CR S5877)

 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: (1) the show trial of Burmese democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; and (2) the criminal actions by the State Peace and Development Council against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and members of the National League for Democracy.

Recognizes that conditions do not exist in Burma for the conduct of credible elections.

Calls for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners of conscience in Burma.

Calls upon the Council to establish a genuine roadmap for the peaceful transition to civilian, democratic rule.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 21, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 21, 2009
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 21, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 160: A resolution condemning the actions of the Burmese State Peace and Development council against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-160/
MLA
"S. Res. 160: A resolution condemning the actions of the Burmese State Peace and Development council against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-160/.
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S. Res. 160, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-160/.
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[S. Res. 160: A resolution condemning the actions of the Burmese State Peace and Development council against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-160/)
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