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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to ongoing violations of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and the importance of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict within Georgia's internationally recognized borders.

Introduced: May 10, 2011 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Jul 29, 2011
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5049; text as passed Senate: CR S5049)
Jul 29, 2011
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S5049; text as passed Senate: CR S5049)
Jul 27, 2011
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 113.
Jul 27, 2011
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Jul 26, 2011
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 10, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2847-2848)
May 10, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Affirms that it is U.S. policy to support the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Georgia and to recognize the areas of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as regions of Georgia occupied by the Russian Federation.

Calls upon the government of Russia to fulfill the 2008 ceasefire agreements between Georgia and Russia.

Urges the government of Russia and the authorities in control in the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to allow for the return of internally-displaced persons and international missions to Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Supports constructive engagement and confidence-building measures between the government of Georgia and the authorities in control in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Affirms that finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict is a U.S. priority in the Caucasus region and that regional stability can only be achieved through peaceful means and long-term diplomatic and political dialogue.

What's happening now July 29, 2011

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5049; text as passed Senate: CR S5049)

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