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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Libya should apologize for the welcome home ceremony held to celebrate the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Libya should apologize for the welcome home ceremony held to celebrate the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.

Introduced: September 8, 2009 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Sep 23, 2009

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9705)

Sep 23, 2009

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S9705)

Sep 23, 2009

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9705-9706)

Sep 23, 2009

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9705-9706)

Sep 8, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9140)

Sep 8, 2009

Introduced in Senate

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Condemns: (1) the August 2009 release from prison in Scotland of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the lone person convicted in connection with the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people, including 189 Americans; and (2) the lavish welcome home ceremony held in Libya to celebrate Mr. al-Megrahi's release.

Calls on the government of Libya to apologize for the public celebration of Mr. al-Megrahi's release.

What's happening now September 23, 2009

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9705)

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Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Sep 8, 2009

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 253: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Libya should apologize for the welcome home ceremony held to celebrate the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-253/

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"S. Res. 253: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Libya should apologize for the welcome home ceremony held to celebrate the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-253/.

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S. Res. 253, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-253/.

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