SRES 49
111th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
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A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of public diplomacy.
Introduced: February 13, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 2009
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5645; text as passed Senate: CR S5645)
May 19, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5645; text as passed Senate: CR S5645)
May 7, 2009
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 56.
May 7, 2009
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
May 5, 2009
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2345)
Feb 13, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
States that the Secretary of State should: (1) initiate a reexamination of the public diplomacy platform strategy of the United States with a goal of reestablishing publicly accessible American Centers; and (2) taking into account security considerations, consider placing U.S. public diplomacy facilities at locations conducive to maximizing their use.
What's happening now
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5645; text as passed Senate: CR S5645)
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