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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the Governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the Governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both governments are providing proper security at United States embassies and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

Introduced: September 13, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both governments are providing, and will provide in the future, security necessary to protect U.S. personnel in and around the U.S. embassies and consulates in these two countries, pursuant to the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

What's happening now September 13, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6345)

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Lee, Mike
Utah · Sep 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 556: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the Governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both governments are providing proper security at United States embassies and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-556/
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"S. Res. 556: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the Governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both governments are providing proper security at United States embassies and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-556/.
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S. Res. 556, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-556/.
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[S. Res. 556: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the Governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both governments are providing proper security at United States embassies and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-556/)
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