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SRES 139 112th Congress Senate International Affairs Asia Burma Child safety and welfare China Congressional oversight Human rights International organizations and cooperation Japan Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military personnel and dependents North Korea Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Singapore South Korea

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should take certain actions with respect to the Government of Burma.

Introduced: April 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) report to Congress regarding the volume of ships and planes from North Korea visiting Burma via China and elsewhere in 2009, 2010, and through March 2011; (2) call for an international investigation into allegations of international crimes against civilians in Burma by the government of Burma; (3) seek the assistance of U.S. friends and allies, including Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, to encourage the release of all remaining political prisoners in Burma; and (4) encourage neighboring countries to establish safe havens for Burmese child soldiers.

What's happening now April 8, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2361)

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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Apr 8, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 139: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should take certain actions with respect to the Government of Burma.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-139/
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"S. Res. 139: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should take certain actions with respect to the Government of Burma.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-139/.
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S. Res. 139, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-139/.
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