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SRES 350 112th Congress Senate International Affairs Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Rule of law and government transparency Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the recent presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Introduced: December 17, 2011 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR H8776)
Dec 17, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) all political leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and their supporters should resolve any disagreements regarding the November 2011 presidential election through peaceful and legal remedies, (2) authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo should complete the electoral process with maximum transparency, and (3) the U.S. government should engage with other governments in Central Africa to encourage President Joseph Kabila and opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi to embrace a peaceful solution to the potential impasse facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What's happening now December 17, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR H8776)

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